Tips for dealing with hyperarousal?

@Lostguy21 Hi there! I hope this message finds you well. I am really sorry to hear that you are dealing with hyperarousal and I'm sure it's not fun living like this. I want you to know that you are not alone and that we are all here for you! While I have not personally experienced hyperarousal, I have attached a few resources below that I hope can help!

https://www.verywellmind.com/hyperarousal-2797362 (This is a really great one!)

https://hopehealingcounseling.com/strategies-for-decreasing-hyperarousal/

https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/ptsd/calming-the-beast-ptsd-and-hyperarousal/

Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help. Please remember that you are never alone and you will get through this!❤️

@Lostguy21 hiya mate, i suffer big time with it, something that works for me is joining live player v player team missions on playstation network where you match with 3 other random players and have to work together because completing the mission is dependant on the team working together. i find it good because its a focus. and playing your part is vital to your team mates sucess

@Lostguy21 I refer to it as having my head on a swivel.

Time is your best friend with it.

Understanding that it's a natural fight/flight/freeze reaction on steroids clicked the "I'm not totally losing it" lightbulb.

Learning to be mindful of it is helping me more than anything. I don't always know when it's happening but I'm learning to recognize it sooner. Then I actively start working to calm it down. Not by fighting it but by looking for the stressors. "What is pinging my radar?"

If there's nothing present in the present, it will notch down. When I've reached a more "normal" point, I can start looking backwards to what may have triggered it. When I find a possible trigger, I file it away in my mental database. After that, it's time and work.

Even if I can't figure out a trigger, just having the present "be ok" helps tone down the hypereverything.