Choose your answer from: + Before you react, take several deep breaths and count to five. In your brain, release your heart rate with a single count.; + If you're expected to give an immediate response, choose your words very carefully. Speak slowly and calmly, despite what you may be feeling.; + Even a mild reaction is always a necessary response when you are upset. Time your response so that you can leave the scene with as calm and positive a attitude as possible.; + Calming down immediately before a mean comment is a poor strategy when you're feeling very angry. When you still feel good, you can carry the emotion for longer.;Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?

How to be nice to a mean person
Take a few deep, calming breaths.
If the person has just said or done something mean to you, it's important to cool off before you react. In the heat of the moment, it's easy to spew harsh words and react out of anger.
Answer:
If you're expected to give an immediate response, choose your words very carefully. Speak slowly and calmly, despite what you may be feeling.