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unfortunately, some of us have overreactive nervous system, and causes the symptoms that you're facing. Here are some things that helped me: \- Meditaiton: Just like exercising, mediation benefits are realized when you do it consistently over a fairly long time period. At it core, meditation helps us become more aware of whats going on inside us, and find inner calmness (even if its a shitshow outside). I like doing breathing mediations 10-15 mints right after waking up, during the day and before going to bed at night \- Slow movement: When you're feeling stressed, imagine that you've been transported to a slow-motion movie. Slow down your movements, slow down your breathing, slow down your thinking, and try to focus on the slowness. THis is difficult to do at first, but I really started enjoying it after getting used to it. It helps incredibly well not only to calm me down, but also to improve my fluency (slow speech = better fluency) \- Gratitude practice: This is something that I never expected to work, but it worked wonderfully for me. The theory is that your brain can only hold on to one emotion at a time. If you're holding on to gratitude, then it is easier to let go of other emotions like fear, anger, disappointment, etc. Gratitude practice brings focus on the good things happening in your life, which in turn makes you feel genuinely good. \- Reduce short-form media consumtion: Short form media like tiktok, IG, etc contribute to anxiety by overstimulating our nervous system. Reduce or stop using those. Opt for things like longer content videos on yt, read books, go for a walk, listen to music, hang out with family/friends etc. \- Medication: Talk to your doctor (recommending medication in public form is frowned upon and for good reason). There are medications that can be taken for situational anxiety, which are very helpful if you need something for presentations, interviews, etc. ​ Hope this helps!