Originally Posted by
ankietyjoe
This is an important observation.
Something I found that I had to do was make this happen for several months. I would go out for walks and just observe what my heart was doing, re-learning that cause and effect. The odd paradox was that the more I observed my heart reacting to activity, the less I noticed it. I eventually got to the point where I was back in the gym on the treadmill and then doing 30-45 minutes of moderately heavy weight training. My heart rate would get up to close to 150bpm during heavier sets and it was fine. Even less bothersome when I did it at home, so you can get used to it again.
You're definitely on the right track, but don't feel like you have to recover in a week just because you've seen behind the curtain. There are hundreds of conscious and subconscious panic reactions ingrained in your thought patterns that need to be slowly unlearned, so when they do occur just bring yourself back to the moment and remind yourself you're still on the journey.