How do I keep myself from overreacting?

You should not be shy of how u react to things, but always know there is the proper place and time to do so. If you think that it is not the right place and time to react the way you want to, then give yourself some space and time to react to it later.

Meditation And Yoga May help you in such condition..See Its Human Nature,,You Need to control yourself not Let your emotions Control You..:)

Take a deep breath. It sounds simple, but it can be hard to remember in the moment, so try to get used to doing this when you feel stress or any turbulent feelings. Once you take a deep breath, try to imagine what you or whoever might witness your "overreaction" would feel like if they saw it.

This isn't always the answer, but it can be sometimes. If you have trauma in your history, you might not be overreacting. It might be that you are being "triggered". Something in the present is triggering a pain from the past. That can cause you to "overreact" to a current situation because you are reacting to something small in the present because it reminds you of a big hurt in the past. If that's what is happening, just knowing that you're being triggered can help. It can help to think of it as being triggered too, instead of thinking that you are overreacting. If you are getting triggered it helps to develop some self soothing techniques which will help calm you. If you Google "self soothing" you can find tons of information on how people do that. More than I can write here. The most important thing is to realize that you are not being unreasonable or irrational, that this is happening because of the old trauma. (If that is what is happening.) I hope this helps.

Stop. Think. What helps me is writing. Sometimes reading what you write can help you realize what you can do next time.

"Live life in the moment and view each moment simply as a moment a point in time. In this moment we have a choice on what we're going to be and how we're going to react accordingly and be the person we want to truly be.”

I need to think before I act on what was being said or done. Pause a moment, breathe, think about what is going on, talking to somebody and not just act or get into ruminating about how bad it is.

Breath. Think before you speak. Ask yourself, If the shoe was on the other foot, how would you want to be received? Instantly forgive the offender. Try to find something positive in the situation. Start calmly addressing the positives in the situation. If you’re unable to find anything positive be honest. While being honest and expressing how you feel do it in a positive manner. Remain calm, kind, use gentle words. Apologize in case you came off as aggressive or unkind. Another approach is to give the offender time to explain. Relax and don’t get over worked by what you’re hearing, seeing, feeling. Forgiveness. Start fresh and breath.

I would take a breath and think about , take a step back from the situation and try to figure out what makes you feel that way.

Overreacting often occurs as a result of surprise or shock and depending on the surprise must be evaluated.