Maybe you can look back at your life and think of a few situations where you overacted. Or you might notice that something once felt like a big deal when it was unimportant. You can check the facts in the moment to help reduce the intensity of these extreme emotions.

Ask yourself the following questions and write your answer in the journal to check the facts:
1. What event triggered my emotions?
2. What interpretations or assumptions am I making about the event?
3. Do my emotion and its intensity match the facts of the situation? Or does it just match my assumptions of the situations?​