How do you react when you're overwhelmed?

Question: Overhwhelmed anywhere....work, home, in traffic...at a friends house...anywhere....what do you do or what do you say? Be honest.

Answers:
I shut down if it's personal..

If it's business or work, I start thinking of the plan that's going to fix the situation.. in order of priorities and who should do what.

I am a whiz when it comes to working out problems for WORK, but when it's about me and someone and there's emotions involved and I feel helpless, I shut down and retreat.

Although, when it comes to someone else's situation/problem, Im EXCELLENT at giving good advice! (at least tha's what they say.. and also, i think i relate to how hard it is to do what im suggesting and let them know I understand it and how hard it is)

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Well, I do things on both sides of the pendulum. I will either clean like crazy and dance to music to brush it off, or I will take a nice long nap.

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