15 Expert-Backed Methods For Calming Yourself Down Quickly

One more way to engage the rational part of your brain is to count backward by sevens from 100. Again, this isn’t a test of your logic or intelligence but rather a way for your brain to focus on something that’s not emotion-based.

“When we’re overwhelmed by emotion, it is more difficult to use our prefrontal cortex, the part of our brains in charge of logic, long-term decision making, and complicated thinking,” Leeds explains. So, simple exercises like this help us ease back into logical and calmer thinking.