How to Find Calm When Everything Hits the Fan

Advice from experts and science to help us carry on.

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Has anyone ever said to you, “Calm down” when you were upset? It didn’t work, did it? In fact, it probably made you more agitated. Finding calm when everything is hitting the fan isn’t something we can do on someone’s command, and being told to calm down comes across as patronizing and dismissive —…