Am I a weirdo? If someone tells me to calm down it kinda wakes me up and makes me think about why I’m getting worked up. It doesn’t always calm me down if I think I’m right to be frustrated, but if I’m being unreasonable it usually will get me to take pause.
You already got your answer but I just wanted to say good on you. Not too many people are willing to recognize they made a mistake and try to improve. So assuming this is good faith, thanks for being a good person!