How do I keep myself from overreacting?

Learn coping skills, here are a few that I use. Pause. Start becoming mindful of your emotions, any emotions as they come and pause before deciding what action you want to take. Most of the time our instinct is going to be the wrong reaction, it is always self seeking-self serving. It isn't who we really are its just the animal inside of us that wants to react first. H.A.L.T. Am I Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired? These are things that hide in our subconscious and we don't see them right away and other outside influences on top of these feelings are a recipe for disaster. Learn your body and when these pop up do something to fix it .

You can keep yourself from overreacting by making a habit to notice when you're experiencing overreacting. If this something you're struggling with it won't happen in the first time. Let's say you're getting frustrating when someone argues with you and you become aggresive. You should learn to notice when it accures and try to be mindful and see how can you change this situation. If you don't know how a healthy response looks like try to search for the methods online, youtube, or maybe even 7cups! So 2 main things to avoid overreacting: mindfullness and information. Good luck with that!

I find it best to take a few deep breaths before I react to a situation, to give myself time to relax and formulate an appropriate and constructive response. The deep breaths also help me get to a better place mentally, since breathing exercises have been proven to work in lowering your heart rate and thus, allowing you to think with a clearer mind. I try not to respond when my adrenaline is high, and instead do these breaths and wait until I'm using my head more than my fight or flight response. We can't control others, only the way we ourselves respond!

Overreacting is normal it happens all the time to me at least so no need to beat your self over about it. To keep your self from it overreacting you should just reanalyse the situation ask yourself why are you reacting this way? is it worth your time? Try to change your perspective and to find the good in the situation try to change the viewpoint and rethink it through from other angles, step back and look at the big picture and always remember Sometimes we let our emotions get the best of us but if you work to have some control over your mental state, you can learn to react more positively in difficult situations

I always ask myself if whatever the situation is will still be affecting me in 5 years, because if it is not then there is no reason to spend more than 5 minutes worrying about it. For me this helps me to keep things in perspective because I often find myself getting frustrated in minor situations that I later realize were not as serious as I initially believed they were. For example, I got annoyed with a friend of mine because we were in a group project but I had to do all of the work myself. At first I was really irritated but then I realized that in five years even if I had gotten a zero on the assignment it would not matter. Do you think this situation is like yours?

Breathe and reflect. I used to overreact because I wouldnt take the time to pause, breathe and look at the issue from all angles and perspectives. It's important to look at things from all perspectives and not just our own. I also ask myself before reacting if the reaction is worth the potential consequence. Especially if the overreaction is in anger which has the tendency to push people away. The last thing is to ask yourself how serious this particular thing is in the grand scheme if things. We tend to think only in the "right now" and impulsively react without projecting how tomorrow it may not be so pressing, but our reaction sometimes cannot be taken back. Once you look at all of these things, you have given yourself the tools to react more appropriately to the scenario.

Just stay calm and weight out all of your options, like a pro and cons list. If you need to make a quick decision choose the one that will benefit you and everybody around you the most. Just always remember to stay calm and have a clear mind when making decisions, they can have a real impact on your life. These are some tips I use to keep myself from overreacting but we are all human and sometimes I do overreact but I think it's important that you try your best. Just remember, keep calm and just weight out everything including what you are going to say.

I take a step back and pause before reacting. Removing myself from the situation and taking a break from the situation gives me time to breathe and think things through. I can ask myself "How am I feeling?", "Why do I feel this way?", "Is my response justified?" and "How do I want to move forward?". This space between the impulsive emotional response and the response I actually make is necessary for me to feel most confident in myself and know that my response is fair and balanced and justified. It can be very easy to react out of emotion which can lead to overreacting, however the time and space between the situation and your reaction can lead to a healthier conversation and a healthier relationship with others and yourself.

Focusing has always been the key for me. Focusing on the issue at hand and what it truly is keeps me from overreacting. Instead of focusing on how suddenly the issue came on or how tough it is to cope with, focus on analyzing its characteristics, its reasoning, and how to cope. When I keep my thoughts and worries tidy, they seem to come out less like an overreaction or violence/anger and more like a real explanation of how I am feeling. Although overreaction is bound to happen sometimes and you shouldn't be embarrassed or faltered by it, it can be avoided. :)

I overreact a lot and I still do sometimes. The best advice I can give you about this is to take a deep breath, look at the situation and THINK about what you are going to do and the consequences before you actually do it. This does wonders for me. I have stopped myself from overreacting many times this way. It doesn't work 100% of the time but it has helped me 100% of the time whether is has stopped me from overreacting or helped me react less harshly than before. I hope this helps you out :)