Check your language

This is a great little tool to stop yourself from getting caught up on expounding yourself as emotion, to help halt a sense of permanency. Your feelings are absolutely important and valid, however they are not your entity. Changing phrases can actually be a very powerful shift in your brain; it stops a neuropathway being created that gives the emotion power to become an identity. It also facilitates the ability to take back control. Sitting with and being in emotions is incredibly important, but be careful not to submerge and loose yourself in a label.
So if you feel yourself getting overwhelmed, check the language your using and see if you can alter it with this exercise, while still not minimizing your experience.