i have found that when i feel overwhelmed i tend to distance myself from the situation. well, hold on, i take that back. when i feel an emotion that overwhelms me i distract myself from it, try as hard as i can to ignore it. until i can't, that's when i have to go, i have to find a place to disappear. a place i can sit, think, and feel for a moment until i shove that feeling back down my throat again. i never know when or if it will come back up, but when it does it means i have to leave.