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Well, this may be a vague explanation, but, dropping out of school makes it look like you hate school so much you drop out... and then peoples' opinions come in, and they label the dropouts as "punks" or even, sometimes, "delinquents".
For slow breathing a place and time you could use it would be when you are meditating and trying to calm yourself when you are overwhelmed, when you wake up in the morning and look at yourself in the mirror you can point out all of the positive things about yourself that you love.
What parts do you need help with?