How Do You Treat Passive Aggressive Behavior?
It can be challenging to have a relationship with a person who exhibits passive aggressive behavior. The passive aggressive person is constantly playing the victim and it is your role to bend over backwards to make sure that the person is not victimized by anyone else. That is not your job. The sooner you recognize that passive aggressiveness is a way of controlling you, the sooner you will be able to treat the passive aggressive behavior in a more appropriate (and healthy) way. Here is how to treat passive aggressive behavior. Understand what passive aggressive behavior is. People who engage in passive aggressive behavior “punish” those around them in non-confrontational ways. For example, instead of just saying, “I do not want to help you with this task,” they might show up an hour late and sulk about something they are missing in order to help you with your task. They frequently play the “martyr” and “victim” in relationships. Appreciate the power in being passive aggressive. Becaus
