how can i stop getting angry so quickly with people

i have always been very sensitive, the touchy type..i tend to take things personally...like if someone uses a word i don't like or keeps using a word over and over again, it can leave me feeling very angry....i was on the phone earlier and the woman kept using the word 'already'...and i tried to keep patient, but her using that word really wound me up and in the end, i came off feeling uptight with her on the phone...i put the phone down to stop myself from being threatening.

how can i learn to relax and not take what people do so seriously? i think half the time it's because i don't know how to take people.

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BOREDAFPA · 41-45, M

Somewords are used out of habit because its regional or the way people around them talk. For instance I find the way a lot of baby boomer era people speak as self absorbed and dismissive. I also have a friend who is an elementary educator and they speak inna way as though they are lecturing you. Another reason why we rarely talk. Id aay just consider factors like their job, surrroundings or region and it becomes more explainable and acceptable