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Don’t Fool Yourself: Seven Signs That You’re Being Passive-Aggressive

By Natasha Burton — 2015

It’s possible you’re just distracted, but not paying attention when someone is speaking to you can also be a sign of passive-aggression.

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Beginning Anew: Four Steps to Restoring Communication

When we’re upset with someone, we’re often afraid to say anything. We tell ourselves, “Oh, it’s just a small matter; it’s not important.” But the accumulation of many small issues can create an explosive situation, and can even cause relationships to break.

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Sister Chan Khong
2014
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How to Stop Being Passive-Aggressive | Overcoming Passive-Aggression

Are you concerned you might be Passive-Aggressive? In this video I’ll break down how passive-aggression operates and offer some tools for how to stop being passive-aggressive.

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2018
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Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man: Coping with Hidden Aggression - From the Bedroom to the Boardroom

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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Scott Wetzler
1993
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Overcoming Passive-Aggression: How to Stop Hidden Anger from Spoiling Your Relationships, Career, and Happiness

In Overcoming Passive-Aggression, Dr. Tim Murphy and Loriann Hoff Oberlin provide an in-depth look at a topic we've all faced but haven't always recognized: Hidden anger.

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Tim Murphy, Loriann Hoff Oberlin
2016
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Anger is inevitable when our lives consist of giving in and going along; when we assume responsibility for other people’s feelings and reactions; when we relinquish our primary responsibility to proceed with our own growth and ensure the quality of our own lives; when we behave as if having a...

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Harriet Lerner
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Feeling angry signals a problem, venting anger does not solve it. Venting anger may serve to maintain, and even rigidify, the old rules and patterns in a relationship, thus ensuring that change does not occur.

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Harriet Lerner
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