Below are the best resources we could find on Passive-Aggressive Behavior and communication skills.
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Many people often say “yes” to something when they’d rather say “no.” They offer cooperation through words but follow up with how they really feel―in actions that contradict their words. That’s passive-aggression.
As a psychiatrist I teach my patients to address passive aggressive behavior directly as the person may not be aware of the impact on you since they are short on empathy.
In this video, I dive into the topic of passive aggressive behaviour. What is it, and how can we recognize it in ourselves and others?
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People in your life can make you feel bad or wrong by saying one thing to you and meaning something else. You can avoid falling into their traps.
People are being passive-aggressive when they use indirect communications that have to be analyzed to figure out the meaning. Most of us are passive-aggressive sometimes, especially if we are feeling angry or frustrated, and are unable to express our thoughts clearly.
Let’s face it: we all know people who are downright irrational. No matter how hard you try to reason with them, it never works.
Learning to express anger in a healthy way will help couples resolve conflicts, instead of letting them simmer.
Ten commonly used Passive-Aggressive sayings.
With more than 100,000 copies in print, Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man draws on case histories from clinical psychologist Scott Wetzler’s practice to help you identify the destructive behavior, the root causes and motivations, and solutions.
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