Emotional overload NOT related to anger?

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Most of the emotional overload I hear about is related to anger, however, I have it related to anxiety. I find that one of big anxiety triggers is triggered (like being judged, my OCD or being pressured), I will go into an emotional overload like thing.

For example, I had a mini-meltdown about a month ago when I was working on a project for school due to next day because I was really anxious that I was going to do a bad job and get a bad mark on it.

Is it possible to have emotional overload NOT related to anger? (Even if it's rare, is it possible?)

Most of my emotional overloads are most related to depression, anger is actually an usual one for me. Some of them are even related to positive emotions that get too much and I can't cope anymore.

I've gotten ones that were from feelings of emptiness quite a few times before. I've also had an emotional overload that start out as deep paranoia and into rage when what I thought proved to be true.

I wonder what emotional overloads related to positive feelings are like though.

Oh, you wouldn't want to know. Being over stimulated by excitement sure feels good but it makes one less in control of any of their emotions. And you've got less control of your executive facilities. You're more likely to make mistakes and one little thing could bring you down, intensely.
Still, it just takes a little thing in order for me to be overcome with joy.

My emotions are all felt intensely or not at all.

I've been overloaded by panic and have had a meltdown over that. Many times actually.

Closeness or emotional contact, even online, regularly cause emotional overload for me up to a point where i have to break free.

Early warning signs are that my concentration on tasks subsides because my mind is focused on that person. Generally, being infatuated or the like are positive feelings, but anyhow i can't handle it.

Me too. When I'm really happy, suddenly I can't speak and I'm in tears and I have to get away. Excitement too, I get all flappy and bouncy and strangled. It's like I'm trying to stuff a TON of energy and emotion into a tiny socially acceptable box. It just can't be done!

I'm like you. I have pretty bad anxiety and sometimes I just want to cry because everything's so overwhelming. I rarely do, though. I think I'm afraid to cry and lose control.

I haven't had public meltdowns since I was 8 or 9.

For me it's panic. I feel like a trapped animal.

I don't have them often anymore, but the vast majority of the ones I've had come from anxiety, anger/frustration, and disappointment. It's interesting to see that some people get them from depression... I never would have thought of that. When I get depressed it feels like a massive vacuum cleaner has sucked out all of my energy and emotions, so I wouldn't have the fuel or the fire to have any kind of meltdown. These days I just tend to either shut down or dissociate to cope with things. It's harder for people to notice and pick on you when they can't tell if something is going on in the first place.

Mine is mostly from anxiety. Sometimes due to external factors, sometimes due to overexcitement. When I get really exited about something, but then perceive something negative i start to spiral and wonder whether the negative thing was due to something I did. This is especially true in new social situations. I used to get hypomania, both good and bad, but I have that pretty much under control now.

Mine tend to be sensory overload, Manic overload, or a combination, but my meltdowns are misconstrued as anger anyway, even when I can't tell if I'm feeling anger.