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[quote=Anonymous]I have an uncontrollable irritation/anger reaction to certain situations when my 9yo does certain things that I know that logically shouldn't bother me so much.  For example - asking me over and again if it's ok to eat something, like a treat, in this high mouse-like voice.  I end up snapping at her and say "Why do you keep asking me over and over again, I said YES!"  And similar situations where she keeps checking with me if something is ok.  And also I have a similar reaction from watching her with her new pet - she is so nervous around her pet, and her voice gets high and nervous, and at the same time she OBSESSES over the pet and is way too overbearing on the pet, and can't leave it alone, and I just want to tell her to CHILL the F OUT.  I almost have to leave the room because it irritates me so much.

I want to know - WHY I'm feeling this way, HOW do I stop feeling this way, and also WHAT is the appropriate response to my child when she gets in these anxious states?

My sense is that it must be related to a similar reaction I have to my mom who has had severe anxiety all her life.  She's an obsessive worrier and none of it is logical and I especially cannot handle it when that anxiety is focused on something about me or my children.  [/quote]

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