Hi Lex,

Yes, it's when our own moods get out of control that it's hardest. I sometimes think it's like having a hurricane blowing inside of me, and I can't let it out, or being on a spooked horse and I can't get off it.

The most effective strategy for me has been to change something, change my plans somehow, and get my mind onto something else. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Then there is the breathing and the 'alone' time that we use to bring ourselves down.

Posting here is good too.

Anyway, just wanted to say that I think I know how it is for you just now, as I have been in a similar place myself, more times than I care to remember!

Peaceful thoughts, M