Have you ever felt upset and started overthinking after someone you have been seeing for a few months canceled a date plan twice? You might have even kicked your desk or stubbed your toe.
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Breathe deeply
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Breathing slowly and deeply can help you focus on yourself and ground yourself which can make you avoid that intense first flash of emotion and show an extreme reaction.
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Maintain a journal
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Try to maintain a journal and note down your emotions and responses in it to get a better idea of your feelings and practice self-reflection.
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Engage in mood-boosting activities
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Instead of sitting alone at home, complaining to people and mindlessly scrolling through social media, engage in positive and mood-boosting activities to control intense feelings and make sure you reasonably react to them.
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Try maintaining healthy relationships
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If you want to regulate your emotions, maintain healthy relationships and keep people in your life who you can trust and vent out to.