Just today I found going for a drive down familiar streets helps. It allows me to think about my situations while being forced to focus on something important. So I don't get irrational, I just, think. I guess the same might be if you were drawing or painting a very detailed picture, or even doing laundry or washing dishes. I think if you can focus your mind on another task, the things that would normally bring you to a rage or to tears just sort of ... untie themselves and suddenly become more clear.

But as with every suggestion, this worked for one little person, and may work for some and not for others.