How do you calm down hyperarousal?
Mariam Schuppe
2025-05-18 13:24:34
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Powerful sensory stimulation may help reduce feelings of hyperarousal. These include things like sucking on a very sour candy or strong mint, drinking very cold liquid, placing an icepack or cool washcloth on your face, the back of your neck or the inside of your wrist, taking a cool shower. To get longer-term relief, you’ll want to develop new techniques to calm your sympathetic nervous system. Some examples of common self-management strategies for hyperarousal include: Breathing exercises. You breathe in and out all the time, without thinking about it. But slowing down to think about each breath — even for a few minutes — helps your body calm down. Meditation can help you clear the clutter so you can stay in the present moment. Cut back on stimulants, substances like caffeine and tobacco activate your nervous system, which contributes to your feelings of arousal. Avoid recreational drugs and alcohol, steer clear of alcohol and nonprescription drugs like amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine and opioids that can cause hyperarousal — or make it worse. Stress management, everyone experiences stress, but in hyperarousal, you continue to feel the effects of stress long after the triggering event, learning how to manage daily stressors is an important part of feeling better.
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