How do I stop my emotions from becoming too overwhelming?

Taking a step back and deep breaths help. Steadying yourself physically, will help emotionally as well. Distractions such as reading, drawing, playing games etc, all help to reduce the negative emotions. Being outside and surrounding yourself with friends/loved ones of your choosing can help steady your emotions and help you feel more relaxed and in control.

Its not about stopping the emotions. More like how to deal with them. The idea is to give yourself space and time to do so.

You can think about why you are having said emotions. Take a break - such as doing a small yet beneficially breathing exercise. While counting to 10, breathe in and out slowly for each number you count.

Sometimes it's helpful for me to imagine my emotions as a storm in the sky, when you're sucked into the middle of them - it feels like its all encompassing and overwhelming. But once you remember your experience is that you are the entire sky - the clouds and storm is just moving through you - then it helps give a bit of breathing room to start to relax and watch the storm roll off, or start picking apart what might be making me so stormy presently.

You think about them sure, but try and get a more positive light on them if you can. Otherwise try and ignore them from your life if they are stopping you from moving forwards, create new emotions to help distract yourself and you can even do that on your own, make yur own memories and projcts to start feelin different about the thing you found so overwhelming. (:

Every time you feel that your emotions might overwhelm you soon, stop, close your eyes if you can and breathe deeply. Try not to think about anything. Count 10 breathes in&out and then open your eyes and continue with your life. Sometimes what we need is to clear our mind, give it some time, and stop thinking for a moment. Overthinking usually contributes a lot into situations when ourt emotions seem overwhelming to us. We are thinking about every aspect that influences us so much we make it enormous and complicated. Stop the thoughts for a while. It can give you a new perspective and a new point of view. :)

To stop your emotions from becoming too overwhelming you can take a piece of paper and write out everything you're feeling or thinking. Write all your emotions down while being honest to yourself. You can also type it all out on a document if that works best for you. Another method is to vocalize your emotions as you are experiencing them. You can say out loud or to yourself, "I am experiencing feelings of anxiousness" or "I am experiencing anger and I think I know why." It's important to keep in mind that all your emotions are valid, but that doesn't mean that they have to take control of you. Re-center yourself and remember that it's okay to not feel okay all the time. Do what you can and feel as much as you need to. Sometimes it is also a good idea to take a walk outside and experience different aspects of life that may be unrelated to what you're feeling right now.