What’s your opinion on tough love?

I honestly having trouble with someone that’s using tough love on me ever since my dad passed away she’s been trying and she means well but yelling at me even though I asked her not to because I was diagnosed ptsd and have severe panic attacks. Maybe I’m the one that’s too sensitive and need to suck it up but it’s not as easy as it sounds

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Mamapolo2016 · F

I remember when my daughter was 11 or so - it became impossible to get her up, fed, dressed and out of the house for the bus. Every morning I’d wake her three or four times, nag her through the morning routine - then one day when my patience was short and I had been going through the daily ritual of, “The bus will be here in ten - eight - six - five - four - minutes - then I lost it and yelled “get your shoes on NOW and get out there for the bus.”

She did but was still sulking after school. “About this morning, Mom - you didn’t have to YELL at me.”

Clearly, I did have to yell at her.

Itsjustbrit · 26-30, F

Oh that’s a good reason too, my dad used to have to yell at me to wake up and before he recently passed away he used coke to my bed and poke my face to wake me up as well🤣🤣🤣@Mamapolo2016

Mamapolo2016 · F

[@😂 I was a kinder crazy lady. My point was, maybe if you try to respond in a way that doesn’t require yelling, she’ll stop.[@ Itsjustbrit]

Itsjustbrit · 26-30, F

That would be nice