There are two major angry-makers I have, one of which others seldom understand, because it applies to almost nobody I have ever met.

1.) Calling me by my (legal) name.

It's an unusual angry-maker to most of those I know, but it is definitely among the top two that I have, and quite possibly the worst one of them all. I absolutely hate my legal name and I almost never tell anyone what it really is. Instead most know me as an acronym that combines both my first and middle initials. Only those that have access to legal documents of mine (i.e. government, doctors, schools, etc.) or those whom have known me a long time or whom I trust a lot know what my name is. Why does it upset me so much? I suppose because as a child I had always preferred to be called by the acronym I am known by, but when others learned that calling me by my legal name would upset me, they used it as a way t antagonize me, therefore I associate it with being bullied and antagonized.

2.) Yelling at me

I hate being yelled at. I used to be yelled at all the time in my house because of abuse, and there was always someone yelling in our house, therefore it is something I cannot stand! I never yell.