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I should be asleep but can't due to being in a high adrenaline situation (escalated roadrage, not fighting) couple hours ago. Was my first time in such situation so any tips for dealing with high adrenaline situations afterwards?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Two ways to deal with adrenaline: slowing its release and blocking its binding.

You can block its binding using drugs like propranolol, which is a beta blocker.

You can slow its release by sitting still, in a comfortable place, breathing in such a way that your exhalation is longer than your inhalation. Ideally, you make the exhalation as long as you possibly can. Keep that up for 10 minutes.

There are tons of other methods of lowering your physiological arousal:

  • Drink some warm milk
  • Stretch
  • Meditate
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This might sound weird but a bowl of milk and sliced banana always calms me down and makes me sleepy