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    <title>How To Calm Down Fast</title>
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      <![CDATA[Before you blow up and say or do something you’ll regret, try some of these steps to douse the fire.]]>
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        <![CDATA[A dark room]]>
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        <![CDATA[A mantra]]>
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          <![CDATA[Take time alone, find a dark room, plug your ears, and sit still until calm returns.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Take time alone, find a dark room, plug your ears, and sit still until calm returns.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Relax each part of your body in succession, blanking-out negative thoughts. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Relax each part of your body in succession, blanking-out negative thoughts.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cry. Studies show crying can energize the immune system and reduce stress quickly.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Cry. Studies show crying can energize the immune system and reduce stress quickly.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If eruptions continue to interfere with your happiness, find professional help to anticipate meltdowns and plan alternative behavior.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If eruptions continue to interfere with your happiness, find professional help to anticipate meltdowns and plan alternative behavior.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Walk to burn off energy and meditate on peaceful things. Doctors believe in "self-talk" and affirmations that reinforce the uselessness of anger.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Walk to burn off energy and meditate on peaceful things. Doctors believe in &#8220;self-talk&#8221; and affirmations that reinforce the uselessness of anger.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Dance to your favorite music. Distracting your toxic impulses with external stimuli buys you temporary relief.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Dance to your favorite music. Distracting your toxic impulses with external stimuli buys you temporary relief.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Inhale deeply through the nose, counting to five and, pursing your lips, push the air out long and slowly for a count of 10.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Inhale deeply through the nose, counting to five and, pursing your lips, push the air out long and slowly for a count of 10.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Chant a mantra to yourself during intense situations. When mumbled or chanted internally, your secret word is a reminder to calm down.   ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Chant a mantra to yourself during intense situations. When mumbled or chanted internally, your secret word is a reminder to calm down.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Incorporate a healthy lifestyle and combine a low-stimulus environment with relaxation, exercise, and time with friends.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Incorporate a healthy lifestyle and combine a low-stimulus environment with relaxation, exercise, and time with friends.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Reframe your take on events, considering how others feel and contemplating better responses than agitation.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Reframe your take on events, considering how others feel and contemplating better responses than agitation.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Did you know? As many as 10 percent of healthy people have anxiety attacks each year.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Did you know? As many as 10 percent of healthy people have anxiety attacks each year.</p>]]>
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