I try to talk to myself in a calming way to get through it.
At the last psychiatric ward I was in they gave us hot milo if we wanted and the warm chocolate milk felt like s special treat and soothing and comforting.
My mum gave me chamomile when I was a young child.
Raw garlic, onion, and cracked pepper in olive oil minced or slap chopped. It may burn but a good burn, itâll take your mind off your other senses overstimulated or not.
Actually the thing with the onions makes a lot of sense.
I had a friend who would get overwhelmed by negative emotions and would wind up self-harming, and she found out that if she ate a pinch of really strong dry chili, the burning, physical sensation would cause her to not be able to think of anything else, and sheâd forget about her grief.
I used to treat my anxiety with huge amounts of alcohol. It gave me more things to be anxious about when I sobered up. Itâs a lousy way to treat your problems.