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[quote=Anonymous]This sounds endlessly irritating OP. But it's very hard to change someone else's way of being. I think I'd change how you are reacting to it. Stop engaging in every little anxiety he brings up. Just say "hmm" or "ahh" or "interesting" to whatever he says you can't do. And then DO IT ANYWAY. You have to stop trying to convince him that doing laundry at night is ok. Just do your laundry, let him wring his hands, and smile and move on. I don't think this is easy, and I think it will take practice. But you have to almost make it a game. HE WILL DO THIS. A lot apparently. Play "anxiety" bingo and see if you can anticipate how many ways you're gonna die today. It's hard because it's a big shift in the way you have normally communicated. But you just need to let this stuff bounce or, or roll over you, instead of absorbing it all. Of course you can also ask that he knock it off. But that seems like a lot more work and mental anguish.[/quote]
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