You love your mother, but her nagging sure gets on your nerves. A mother's incessant nagging is hard to deal with, even if she says it is for your own good. Nagging puts pressure on you to do something,
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Stop putting yourself in a power struggle with your mother. She can continue to nag you indefinitely. You will never win this struggle.
Think about what is behind your mother's nagging. Chances are she is dealing with several issues. She is probably worried about you and afraid she has no power to help you. She may be afraid she is not being heard--yes, believe it or not, that may be why she repeats herself so often. She also may be trying to dominate you or convince you she still has a place in your life.
Get rid of the cause of the nagging to get rid of the nagging.
Tell your mother that you are hearing her, that her ideas have some merit and that you will consider what she's saying and make your decision about your actions.
Ask her if she would like to hear your decision when you make it. Your mother will appreciate your efforts to include her rather than exclude her. She'll feel less of a need to force her way into your life with nagging.
Tell her you're concerned about her. Invite her to talk about what she's worried about, not in terms of what you can do, but in terms of her own anxieties. Getting her to vent her worries directly lessens her need to nag.
For once, tell her what a great influence she has been on shaping your life. This won't encourage her nagging; rather, it will help her relax and feel she doesn't need to put on quite as much pressure.
Tell her gently and firmly that you are an adult and she can no longer run your life, but that you welcome her non-nagging input.
Help her learn how to speak to you without nagging. She probably needs instructions. You cannot shut your mother up, and you shouldn't, anyway--she's your mother. But you can get her to voice her fears, worries and advice in a way that's easier for you to take.
Be patient. Nagging behavior does not disappear overnight. And no mom will ever stop all of her nagging--after all, nagging is part of a mother's job.
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