I have noticed that I cannot control my emotions, and the little things that others would brush off can set strong and uncontrollable emotions in me. Because of that, I feel others view me (and I view myself that way after I realize that those things were indeed little things) as immature, weak and silly. No matter how often I keep saying to myself I won't allow these things to bother me, and how hard I try to be prepared mentally to anticipate these things to happen in advance, I keep falling to them from time to time.

[BobbyJo]

Hi, good you are reaching out and know what you want to change. Have you tried CBT or DBT? I have seen people make amazing changes employing these techniques.
Maybe you have some other ideas on how to approach this?

[ShaneG]

Originally Posted by Diurnal

I have noticed that I cannot control my emotions, and the little things that others would brush off can set strong and uncontrollable emotions in me. Because of that, I feel others view me (and I view myself that way after I realize that those things were indeed little things) as immature, weak and silly. No matter how often I keep saying to myself I won't allow these things to bother me, and how hard I try to be prepared mentally to anticipate these things to happen in advance, I keep falling to them from time to time.

Hi, Hope all is well, could I ask if you've ever felt harassed at any time, and this is the root cause of your emotional responses.

Originally Posted by BobbyJo

Hi, good you are reaching out and know what you want to change. Have you tried CBT or DBT? I have seen people make amazing changes employing these techniques.
Maybe you have some other ideas on how to approach this?

I haven't to be honest. I have no idea how to approach this. This is a huge problem for me. I drive people away vey quickly because of it.

Originally Posted by ShaneG

Hi, Hope all is well, could I ask if you've ever felt harassed at any time, and this is the root cause of your emotional responses.

Harassed, no, not as far as I can remember. I doubt maybe this is genetic more than environmental because my father is almost the same.

[Bill3]

I too would recommend that you take a look at DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy). Major focuses of DBT are emotion regulation and distress tolerance.