Meaning
- To become less upset, angry, or excited, or to make someone else do the same.
- To become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation.
Today's Sentences
01
Just calm down!
Situation
Did you see that car?
I did.
Some drivers are crazy.
How can you drive like that?
Just calm down!
02
Take a deep breath and calm down.
Situation
There’s a hurricane warning coming our way.
I heard the news too.
I don’t know what to do or where to go.
Take a deep breath and calm down.
There isn’t an evacuation alert yet.
Writer's Note
We encounter unanticipated situations that make us angry, anxious, or even excited. When someone tells you to "calm down" it means to release these negative feelings and to relax your body. Negative feelings may cause racing thoughts, tense muscles, or make irrational decisions.
What kind of situations have you experienced where you needed to "calm down"? Did you have someone by your side to help you through it? What kind of feelings did you experience? For example, did you feel anxious, angry, enraged, overly excited, jealous? Drop us a line in the comments below!
