I use to fly off the handle at the drop of a hat. I also used to get jealous very easily and could always make things go from bad to worse with a few words or a reaction. It got me into deep waters so many times that somehow, I have learned not to react (usually) so quickly even if I am pissed off the the nth power of pissoscity. I think that I learned it while I was married to my first husband ( a Leo) because my outbursts never went well for me or my two daughter. I guess it is called conditioning. Or maybe wisdom. Somehow I just learn to step back (usually) and look at everything and try to see down the road what the outcome will be if I do or say anything without checking myself first.

The good part about this is that I keep myself out of trouble. But most importantly, if I DO lose my temper, behave crazily or whatever, my friends know that this is a rare occasion and that something must really be wrong for me to be unable to control myself. They either think that I have every right to be upset and don't hold it against me. Or they side with me and support me for whatever it is that I am feeling instead of just thinking that I am being "emotional" again.