Where is this Anger coming from…?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should NEVER have to medicate yourself, with all the side-effects you are putting on your body, to tolerate others. If you can't stand your parents, stop seeing them. End of story.

My parents keep smoking even though my father has a lung condition that might kill him within the year. His doctors at multiple hospitals have offered to help him stop smoking. He's not going to. I am not making my blood pressure rise any higher by arguing with him. I just don't call.

+1. If you have anxiety or depression in other situations, sure, medication may be appropriate. But not if this only happens around your parents. Other coping strategies like limiting the length of visits, having them stay at a hotel, taking a walk during the day, etc might help take the edge off.

If you're anxious, more than one alcoholic drink is probably going to make it worse.