How do I know if I'm overreacting?

If the other person is surprised, shocked or try to keep to keep a distance from you after a conversation.

When we allow the ego to get in the way, and the subconscious takes over. Thoughts start to cloud the mind and we allow our initial reaction to take over, instead of allowing our self to pause, take a breath...look at the situation, assess, & then speak from within.

If I'm in a bad mood that day in general, then I'm probably overreacting. I usually like to breath then face the problem in a mature manner, and if I'm incapable that day, then I revisit the issue at a later time.

I know when I am overreacting when I take a deep breath and try to focus in the situation and not on my feelings. That way I can see that my feelings are being disproportional for the situation.

You can know you are overreaction if at a certain point you forget the reason you're mad or upset and only focus on the fact that you are upset. When the anger itself is what fuels you and not the reason behind the anger. You should always focus on what's important and the reason something makes you feel a certain way. Always take a step back on "question" yourself about why you feel the way you are: "why is this bothering me so much? maybe it's because im annoyed at what my friend said earlier and it affects my mood? Do this really matter to me that much that its worth hurting the way i feel?" etc. always talk to yourself about these stuff because, as you know, or at least should, "You are the best version of you. No one knows you like you do and no one can help you like you can!"

Generally think of the long term effects of the thing you might be overreacting about. If they're not as severe as you feel like they are, you may be overreacting.

Think about the event thats taking place and if you think in two years you looked back at this event, would you react in the same way, this may tell you how important or big of an event it is.Always remember that overreacting to something means you care and if you feel a certain emotion over something it may mean you care and thats not an entirely bad thing.

Those who truly cares for you and are close to you are best people to let you know if you overreact or not? And there is one more person and that is you, just think about your behaviour or reactions when you are alone, it is introspection, ask yourself, find yourself, answer will certainly be found out by you,

Overreacting occurs when you absolutely refuse to believe any idea, point of view or fact over your own. Usually involving a fair dose of drama, exaggeration and self deception.

Based on my own personal experience, I can usually tell that I am over reacting to something when I begin to have a lot of negative thoughts about myself. I sometimes begin to blame myself for things that I don't even have control over. Almost every time I am feeling lousy about myself, it is usually because I am over reacting to another situation. When these feelings start to overwhelm me, I have to stop whatever I am doing and evaluate my current situation. I analyze the problem and then ask myself "is there anything that I can do to change my situation?" If the answer is yes, then I try to figure out what steps I should take next in order to change the situation. If the answer is no, then I ask myself "is this situation going to affect my future in anyway?" Usually the answer is "no". By going through these couple of steps, it helps me put things back in order and gain a better perspective on the situations where I tend to over react.