How do I keep myself from overreacting?

Just calming down and knowing that it will all be alright, even if it seems otherwise. Overreacting is stressful. So when I am faced with one of those situations, mind over matter helps me the best.

Think about how what you are saying can affect the people that you are speaking to. Once you put yourself in their shoes, it is easier to stop yourself when you fee like you are going to get upset and over react. Think about this: Would i like to be talked to like this over something so little or dumb? Mike

Take deep breathes. Calm down. Clear your head. If it doesn't work count to ten over and over again until you feel calm.

This is highly dependent on the situation. The first step is to be more mindful (try the 7 cups exercises or groups they help a lot). Being mindful focuses on you being aware of what is going on. This is done by first checking in on yourself and in particular focusing on your breathing. The minute you can focus on your breathing, you have more control of what you are feeling. Accept the feelings, give them a name, and let them go. Once you have mastered this things will be much easier.

One way to stop yourself from overreacting would be to consider the facts rather than the opinion of the thing you are reacting to. Take deep breaths in and out, and count down from 10. How do you feel about keeping a journal of your thoughts where you can rationalize them on paper?

Before you speak/act on things, ask yourself: How deeply will this affect my well being? Do I need to make a situation out of this? If I do make a situation out of this, what would be accomplished?

You could try employing empathy and self-objectivity in situations which test your grounded energy.

Think about situations before you react. If someone says or does something to upset you, take a moment to think about the most reasonable way to respond. While it may seem like a good idea to have an emotional outburst to get the point across, after considering your options you'll likely decide that you can address the situation calmly and more effectively.

I know how it feels to overreact and it feel horrible but heres my little trick. The reason why you overreact in the first place is anxiety. You may have a disorder or just common anxiety but either way it is still similar. If you are anxious you may feel full of thought and cant calm down so when something new comes by you don't know how to react. To keep yourself from overreacting is to first battle your anxiety by calming down. Once you feel stressed and anxious instantly try to calm down. There are many ways to try to be a calmer person like meditating or taking medicine or etc.

Take time to understand the event/question/comment and understand the content and then you can decide how to respond