United Kingdom, July 23 -- Danielle Fishel has learned how to self-parent since becoming a mother.

The 45-year-old actress admits she wasn't fully prepared for every aspect of parenthood before she welcomed her first child into the world.

The Boy Meets World star - who has Adler, seven, and Keaton, four, with her husband Jensen Karp - explained on Cart Blanche: "The thing I don't think anyone could prepare you for when you're an involved parent with your kids is how often you have to parent yourself while parenting them.

"The things that will trigger me that I'm like, 'This isn't about what he just said. I'm clearly feeling something for some other reason and I want to respond in a way that would just be way over the top, but I have to...