Three routes for reading emotional reactivity as operative phenomenon, not a flaw to suppress. The nervous system responds before thought arrives — so what looks like control is rarely control. It is the speed of return, and the distance closed between the disturbance and the way back.
An operational interpretation of self-governance. Those who seem to control emotions usually do not — they return faster.
An operational interpretation of reactivity. Overreacting is rarely a failure of intelligence — it is a problem of timing.
An operational interpretation of high sensitivity. The sensor is not the problem — the recovery time after perception is.