The Point Where Everything Goes to Shit (and How to Avoid Complete and Utter Misery)

Here’s a progression of my emotional states from good to bad: Thanks to London Lowmanstone for describing my emotions that way! Happy is my most preferred, but other states are also manageable. If I’m agitated or sad or upset or even overwhelmed, I have the capacity to bring myself back down to less irritable states. But once I get so overwhelmed that I started hitting the emotionally freaked out state, I’ve hit the point of no return. Everything has gone to complete shit, and I won’t be able to stop myself from completely shutting down.