You fantasize about driving along the shoulder or bashing cars out of your way. After more than a modest amount of head-banging, you call and reschedule. You mentally rehearse a scathing e-mail message, plotting to get even. B. Feel hurt and cry. C. Let go of the need to change what is and calmly get creative.
Stress is what happens when the mind overrides our common sense.
Pressure and anxiety have a blinding and distorting effect. When emotionally upset, people cannot remember, attend, learn, or make decisions clearly. The idea is to unlock some of the agitation or anxiety - undo the mental vapor lock. How you deal with such hijackings says a lot about your leadership ability. Frustration, perhaps punctuated by despair that leads to moments of self-doubt.