Quick way to calm your senses

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I feel overwhelmed after being around a ton of people. Is there a quick way to calm down my senses.

the best way I've found is a weighted blanket. If you find pressure calming, pull something heavy over top of you -- a heavy comforter or pillow. Before I made the weighted blanket, I tested the theory by putting a body pillow across my shoulders, and it worked wonders.

Another thought: do you have any favorite stims? I've also found that deliberately stimming helps calm my nerves.

One way is to remove yourself from the situation. I tend to slink away to a nice, quiet place myself if possible. I also like pressure. Objects in yourpocket to run your fingers along are also nice to distract your mind.

Blankets work really well for me, too - especially my soft Cars one, even though it's not weighted. I do find pressure calming though, just as long as I'm in the right mood and my movement/breathing isn't too restricted.

Listening to calming music on Youtube or my MP3 player helps, too. So does reading my favorite books. CyborgUprising's ideas about taking leave of the situation for awhile and having small objects in your pocket to touch and fool around with are also helpful.

1. Remove yourself from the situation.

2. Many of us react well to deep pressure.

3. Figure out if you're an avoider or a seeker. (Or if you're a complicated both like me). If you need to avoid stuff, remove as much stimulation as possible, if you need to seek it, give yourself controllable input.

4. Things that tend to work well for people in general, including autistic people, are ones that are very ingrained into us from when we were in the womb. Things that remind us of breathing patterns and heartbeats. I react really well to resting my head on a dog's side and it moving with its breathing pattern. Deep big drums going in heartbeat patterns is something some people do.

5. Stim. Don't try to prevent it. Rocking is in fact good.

Why is stimming good? I agree that it can help, I am wanting to know the reason why, what does it do, how does it help?

I can't speak for everyone, but for me, it redirects my mind to something more important (blocks out excessive stimuli that normal people can "tune out"), thus improving focus or calming myself down, it gives me needed input (to sense my body, etc.), which can aslo help in focusing, or it just plain feels nice.

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