"Don't fight with the stick; If you feel you overcontrol, release the stick.". ...it takes a leap of faith to release the stick under certain conditions.
This is an extract from Airbus publication about Unusual attitudes, stall avoidance and unreliable speed, issued in light of AF447.
You can read it also in "A320 family instructor support" by Airbus training und flight operations support division.
There is another widespread misconception that "releasing the stick" means taking off the hand of one's side stick.
It means merely that you shouldn't apply force to it anymore. Leave your hand where it is, you have a nice support there, be calm, see what the aircraft does, check for another input. That's how you should do it.