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3 Strategies for Dealing with Passive-Aggressive People

 

In our day-to-day lives, we sometimes encounter people that may not be on the same page as we are, they may look at the world with a negative mindset, spreading hate and discontent, while we prefer happiness and no drama. Some people have passive-aggressive behavior, which is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them. There is a disconect between what a person who exhibits passive-agggressive behavior says and what he or she does. The signs of passive aggressive behavior may include "The Silent Treatment" "Vagueness" "Procrastination" "Sabotage" "Sulking" "Singling out specific individuals" and playing the victum card. Passive -aggressive behavoir can stem from an inability to express anger, rationalizing ones behavior, or seeking revenge. Here are 3 Strategies for dealing with Passive-Aggressive people.

  1. Dont Take The Bait-Control how you respond, avoid overreacting, by blowing a gasket, stay calm and collected in order not to mirror this behavior.
  2. Address The Issue ASAP- The whole point of passive agressive behavior is to avoid direct communication. Its best to nip this in the bud before it becomes a habit, so your not in an endless cycle of being on the reciving end.
  3. Dont Try To Change them- The only person you can change is..YOU. So clearly state to the person your boundaries and the consequences of His/Her behavior, its good to have a zero tolernce policy.

Taking the high road may be the best approach, helps create positive relationships and attracts others to you, it sets a positive agenda with others that even negative people find difficult to undermine.

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