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I try using my diaphragm but I cannot breathe properly

Still I think it’s the smoking my breathing is terrible I use the diaphragm but still really hard to use
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Diaphragmatic support (to me) is a little like Chi Kung or yoga breathing, where you do a very slow release exhale from your diaphragm for an extended period of time. The trick is to not panic and gulp air into your lungs, but to keep everything at an even keel.
Like just about everything, this takes practice.
PS - You are correct in that your smoking is greatly reducing the efficiency of all of it.