Passive Aggressive Behavior

[Passive Aggressive Behavior]( The way to end passive aggressive behavior on your part or others' is with complete honesty and truth in any situation. If you've ever found yourself repressing your anger and behaving in other ways to get your point across, you may be someone who is adept at engaging in passive-aggressive behavior. Although passive-aggressive behavior is recognized as a psychological disorder, it also describes the behavior that many people use to cope with confrontational situations. Such behavior has the outward appearance of being peaceful, yet it is really an attempt to express oneself in seemingly passive ways -- usually without accepting responsibility for doing so. For example, someone who doesn’t want to attend an event with a partner might engage in behavior that causes them to be late or miss the event without ever admitting to their partner that they never wanted to go to the function at all. Procrastination, inefficiency, stubbornness, and sullenness are some of the many ways that anger can be expressed indirectly. It is important not to judge ourselves when we engage in passive-aggressive behavior. You may want to consider that you are not owning your feelings or your expression by indirectly expressing yourself. Perhaps you are judging your feelings and needs as wrong -- which is why you are expressing yourself indirectly. You also may be worried that others will judge you for feeling the way that you do. Remember that anger and every other emotion are never good or bad. They can, however, become toxic of you don’t express them in healthy and proactive ways. When we express ourselves directly, we are more likely to be heard by the other person. It also becomes easier for us to ask for and get what we want. Once we learn to be honest with ourselves about our feelings, we can begin to directly express ourselves to others. By learning to express ourselves directly, we prevent misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and resentment from cropping up in our relationships. We also learn to communicate with others in healthy and productive ways. It is never too late to start working on ourselves and our behaviors, just take it one day at a time.  [PRINT](  [SAVE](  [DISCUSS](  --------------------------------------------------------------- DailyOM Course Spotlight [Shedding Your Menopausal Middle in 10 Days]( by Jacqui Justice Ladies, have you been finding that even after changing your diet and workouts, that you are struggling to get rid of excess weight and inches from your waist that weren't there a few years ago? When surveyed, abdominal fat, or the 'menopausal middle' as it is known, was the number 1 complaint and most annoying menopausal symptom among women ages 38 to 65. If you feel similarly, what you need to know is that there is a solution that has been proven to melt away stubborn hormonal belly fat. With this game-changing 10-day course taught by clinical nutritionist Jacqui Justice, you'll get the knowledge and tools you need to reverse, decrease, and even eliminate these symptoms so that you can get back to the way you used to look and feel before. [Learn More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. [Shedding Your Menopausal Middle in 10 Days]( 2. [Exercises to Eliminate Hip and Knee Pain]( 3. [Somatic Stretching to Relax and Release]( 4. [Shakti Warrior Dance for Healing]( 5. [A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self]( 6. [4 Minute Metabolism Booster]( 7. [Communicating with Animals]( 8. [Pelvis Reset for Lower Back Pain]( 9. [Reinventing The Body, Resurrecting the Soul]( 10. [The 2 Week Fascia Miracle]( New Courses • [Resistance Band Workout Anytime, Anywhere]( • [Somatic Stretching to Relax and Release]( • [Awaken Your Chakra Energy]( • [The Problem Area Workout]( > [More Courses]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Home]( | [Inspiration]( | [Courses]( | [Horoscopes]( [Email Settings]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Help/FAQ]( ©2022 [Everyday Health, Inc](. All rights reserved. DailyOM is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. 114 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10011 Subscribed as {EMAIL}