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My worst trigger of all is popping gum. For some reason, it's a mild trigger to

SEE anyone in my family chewing gum. Last night my 23 year old daughter was

having a talk with her mother and me. She was chewing gum. After about 10

minutes, I asked her to spit out it out. She paused, and I thought she was

swallowing it. A couple of minutes later, she started chewing again. At that

point, I told her the conversation was over, and I got up to walk out of the

room. Unfortunately, my anger got the best of me, and I was got very loud and

angry (according to ABC's " 20/20 " , I was " losing it. " )

Today has been a horrible day. My daughter has gone to live with her boyfriend

to get away from me. Everyone's mad at everyone, and I'm the bad guy, of course.

With a terminally ill brother, I have a lot of stress in my life. I'm

particularly sensitive to triggers right now. The bottom line, though, is that

sometimes life just sucks.

Thanks for letting me vent.