How to Keep Myself from Screaming/Giving X Attitude

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Sometimes, when life throws bricks at me, it's hard to keep myself from screaming. Well, I have a demanding relative. She treats me like a 6-going-on-22 sometimes by making me break from my routine (even if it's helpful as washing the dishes) to do chores I don't like. One night, she wanted me to sleep before my normal time, and my time is usually 12AM. Whenever she wants me to do something I really dislike, I try not to give her attitude by screaming. But some of the time I fail. I'm really frazzled by her demands and I feel like Hannah Jordan. Hannah Jordan? The girl whose laptop was shot by her father on YouTube for giving him attitude via a Facebook post? That's It! That's exactly how I feel! Thus, I use Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), which is a process which you tap on yourself on the problem. It lets me address the problem by raging about it in a safe way and connecting with Hannah. Then, it lets me brainstorm ways to calm me down and remain calm when my relative gives me a disliked chore. Speaking of ways to cope with the stress, I do Oxycise (as well as regular with walking, jumping jacks, weights, and so on). I breathe through a relaxed body into my nose; hold it while tightening the belly, hips, thighs, and butt; take three sniffs; exhale through pursed lips (but relaxed face and head) keeping everything tight; and puffing out three times. The process starts again. I am a fanatic of Oxycise. Some people swear by it because it makes them lose weight, but I treat it more like a de-stress mechanism. It may make me loese inches and fat, or it may not. But overall, this releases a lot of anger and frustration, which are lodged mostly in my belly and throat. What else can I do to keep myself from screaming or giving my relative an attitude whenever she gives me a chore I don't like? What method do you think is the most constructive to you and why?