You may need some better living through chemistry if it doesn’t slow down. Here are a few things I have learned about mindfulness to get me through the worst times.
When I take that deep breath, I blow it out forcefully and imagine all that stress leaving with the breath, now on to the next thing.
I also allow myself to overthink and worry for 30 minutes in the morning or at night when I am alone, I can do all of the what if’s if I want. But when my time is up the timer goes off and intentionally have something else I have to do. I find that knitting or cooking is good knitting where 8 have to count, or cooking a new thing where I have to follow a recipe.
I also believe in looking for the things I am grateful for in this minute and this hour. This reminds me that I am still here and have much to be grateful for outside of this thing.
Amit Sood has a mindfulness exercise I get every day in my email that is wonderful, I am going to go find that link for you.