Thank you. I worry that I may come across as too... brusque in my responses when that isn't my intention. I just really don't do emotions or express sympathy well, so I focus on what I can do, which is give practical advice that people can use or not as they see fit.

@monkeybrains21-
thecrankyone also has a good idea. Art therapy is actually a good medium for people who don't have the words to understand what they are feeling. Sit down and draw for a bit. For one thing, the act of drawing will give you something to focus on and provide an action that will allow you to calm down. Then you can examine the lines and colors and whatever else you came up with in order to try and understand what you are feeling. Like if you find yourself doodling a wilting flower, then maybe you're sad. If you drew something that looks kind of like an exploding volcano or whatever, then you might feel like you're about to have a meltdown. You might even find that intentionally drawing something that depicts an opposite type of scene can cause a shift in your mood to something more stable. All you could do was make chaotic scratches and scribbles? Try to draw another picture, this time with soft curving lines. Maybe you could post your pictures on here and open up some discussions about what you were feeling when you drew the picture.