Originally Posted by
ankietyjoe
In my experience this isn't something that you can quick fix. You really have to try and stand back and think of the bigger picture.
Using breathing techniques, meditation, mild exercise etc will help in the long term for sure. You may get some immediate relief from meditation and breathing slowly too, but you have to give your entire central nervous system time to come down again and this can take a while.
In the meantime, it's best to accept that the physical symptoms are here for now, but they're not permanent. Accepting them and not reacting to them is another level of recovery.
A good analogy is a hangover from drinking too much. The reality is it will be there until your body gets over the 'trauma' of alcohol and you have to wait it out. What you're experiencing now is the same kind of thing, on a bigger scale.