The Art of Overreacting

Falling for It

Overreacting is not just a skill, it's a lifestyle. It's the art of taking the situation, adding a pinch of drama, a dash of panic, and a whole lot of flailing about.

Here are some techniques for the overreacting artist:

• Exaggerate, exaggerate, EXAGGERATE! Make the situation sound like the apocalypse.
• Use hyperbole. "This is a disaster of EPIC PROPORTIONS!"
• Throw in some alliteration. "I'm FREAKING OUT, FURIOUSLY, FOREVER!"

Use the F-word (but not the other F-word), because that's just tacky.

Throw some shade (but only at your enemies, not at the mailman)

Overthink it, because that's just what you do.