Thinking before reacting

There! I also have the same problem. Reacting without thinking in Brain. After reacting I would regret it. How to do?

Oh, wow. I am WAY too hot on the trigger at times. I really have to learn to think more before I react. In other words, a little more Vulcan logic and a little less Romulan reaction. In all truth I believe that thinking is so important before speaking out. Sadly, I do not follow this often enough. I wish I did but I do not. it is something that I am learning. it is an odd thing, you would think that to control ones own temper would be an easy thing, as we should be in control of ourselves. however, it does not seem to be the case. It seems we have to practice it as akill.

I'm not so bad as I use to be, but every now and then some word will pop out of my mouth before I can think.

My dad always tell me to think before act.So this is important and really the experience.I once regret that so reckless and that caused big problem.Maybe everybody has the same problem but we know this senseable proverb.

in my case i always take my time to think before reacting because if you react soon enough without thinking you would probably end up regretting your action, but there are times when im in a conversation with someone who gets me intimidated i often find myself in a situation where i should respond immediately then after that i then regret what ive said hehehe sometimes i cant help it i just deal with it lol.

Oh yes, there are some occasions that I realized a little too late that I have said something I shouldn't have. I have to blame my temper for it. I would like to consider myself as relatively calm most of the time but sometimes, there are really those people who have a knack for throwing you off-key and pushing all the right buttons to make you snap. In my defense, I am also not shy to seek forgiveness and I am not shy to say that I am sorry. I mean, if I'm really the one who's in the wrong then I can be man enough (or woman, lol!) to own up to my mistake, correct it and be sorry. Suffer the consequences if need be. Of course, in the end I will be really full of regrets. Just remembering how it felt is enough motivation for me to keep a tight rein on my mouth lol! Sometimes i still slip and forget but it's a work in progress.

I believe that we should always think before reacting to anything. It is like delaying your own emotions. It is a sign of maturity. They say that an immature person is impulsive and would usually decide or react in instant and would later regret their actions. Being a mature person, you know that you can just decide or react on something instantly because you are responsible to your own actions. Whatever the results or outcome of your actions, you will shoulder them so before making one, a mature person would always think not only once but twice or more.

ranger07 ..I have been guilty of speaking too soon without thinking things through ..it's a bad habit I still work on..

Previously I always act before thinking or proper consideration which caused a lot of conflicts. Before I realize, I lost a number of friends and family members. I understand that sometimes we get so frustrated which we would just spill out our anger on anyone around us. But that is not right and it would do no good to anyone. So think about what you want to say or do before you regret in the future.

I used to have the similar predicament especially before, when I was a lot younger. Fortunately, I am beginning to learn to have more self-control when it comes to particular situations. But now I may be overdoing it sometimes because I tend to react late, or I give out what they usually call "delayed reactions." Hehehe. But anyway, it is much better to look before you leap. Much safer. It will keep you from committing grave mistakes, and from embarrassing yourself, as well.

Yes. I have the same problem. In fact, this is probably why my boyfriend and i fight a lot. When we get into an argument, we just keep on shouting at each other. We do not think that we would be hurting each others' feelings. We keep sayjng nasty things until one ends up hurt. I know I always react first before thinking and i know it is wrong. Its hard to not react cause it is like already a part of my reflex to react. Anyway, i just have to control myself. Self-control is the key to this problem. This is just my opinion. Happy mylotting!

there are really times that we easily react immediately without clarifying things due to our strong emotions.I can't blame them because I really do that sometimes. We tend to lose control especially if we are mad!

Itvis very difficult as when u r in anger at that time u cannot think first and then react . Very few can do this. As we our humans and it is our tendency to react whenwe fell something.