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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very rarely, usually when I am sick and or in physical or emotional pain, I lash out at my partner.  For example, [b]I am very ill and have been for 3 weeks. [/b]I asked my husband to get up with the kids and let me sleep for an extra hour. He failed to do this, so I lashed out verbally calling him selfish and that I took it as a big FU to me.  It's the second time in the last few days I simply asked for an extra hour of sleep and he let the kids wake me rather than intercede.

I used to have a mild anxiety problem and I put that behind me with a self-help workbook type thing. Does anyone have any suggestions for that type of thing? I am not willing to go to therapy at this time b/c of time constraints and it happens less than once a month. I think if I just had some perspective it would help.  I get this behavior from my family of origin so I think I just need a new frame of reference which I might be able to get from a book.

Thanks[/quote]

What does it mean to be "very ill" for 3 weeks. That is not normal. I'm wondering if you are not taking care of yourself like going to bed earlier. Or letting some things go so you can get some rest. I'm wondering if you like to take on the weight of the world and then create drama around that.

You haven't shared what your husband's response was when you called him out on not letting you sleep. Was he defensive? Or did he apologize because he forgot? What was the conversation that happened? [/quote]

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