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^^ it definitely caused me hesitation because I was in no shape to fight so I just stood there until I caught up to myself.lol..

In my younger days I had been in situations where I was in the midst of some stupid gunfire situations and looking back it was similar to what y described. No fear or rush or anything was happening to halt my progress, it was pure react to survive up until the threats were over and then the rush and shakes and junk occurred.

That's how I finally did it was with nice deep controlled breathe but it seemed like it took forever to control, I will read into it, maybe the best thing is to control breathing from the very beginning.

How do you cool your adrenaline rush down and keep it at bay during a high alert situation, such as a burglar entering into your home?

I used to be a firefighter and I had this problem with calls. I could feel my heart thumping so hard it felt like it was coming out of my chest.. Well, that's been 15 yrs now and yesterday I got that same feeling. Stopped by my moms house and they were gone, I hit the restroom real quick before I left. While in the restroom I hear a quick knock and I think great a neighbor kid looking for my son, then the next thing I know the door flies open and I hear someone rushing around in the living room..

I thought to myself, you have got to be kidding me and I immediately got ready for someone to kick in the bathroom door. All the lights were off except mine so I know they know someone is in there. I was off to the side and distant from the door waiting for a minute and decided I needed to go offensive mode but my adrenaline was pounding so hard, eyes were red, etc.. It took a good minute for me to prepare to even have good breathing before I made my exit and quickly cleared the house first around the restroom area and moved down the hall until I cleared the entire house.. Intruder was gone and that will be another thread..