Hi @Char17 
I have found that changing my mindset has been helpful. The overwhelm - the sense of emotional noise when everything feels like too much - is actually a cue. It’s a cue to call someone on my recovery contact list on my phone (friends and contacts from my recovery group).
The fact is, this sense of “overwhelm”, for me, is really just life being normal life, and I never learned how to ride the waves of life. I’ve been avoiding emotional “surfing” for my whole life - I’ve been getting numb in my addiction, always - and as a result, normal, ordinary emotional waves feel overwhelming to me now.
I think this is a good thing. It means I’m actually aware of the waves now, not avoiding them, which means I can learn how to surf them.
Having recovery mentors and friends has been crucial for me in this journey. Some people find those in groups - there’s a good list here: Resources for our recovery - and some find them here on Talking Sober, and many do both.
Welcome to Talking Sober!