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Christian Relationship Help: Are You Dealing With A Passive Aggressive Person?
by Karla Downing This Christian relationship help will enable you to identify whether or not you are dealing with a passive aggressive person. Passive aggressive behavior is more difficult to identify than aggressive behavior, unless you know what you are looking for. What is passive-aggressive behavior? It is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings rather than directly expressing them. The true feelings are expressed by the behavior rather than the words. Does the person: Frequently say one thing but do the opposite? Agree to do something but then sabotage it by being late, doing it wrong, or forgetting it? Seem constantly resentful and upset at perceived mistreatment? Express opposition at being told what to do? Constantly feel unappreciated? Accuse you of being controlling and overpowering in the relationship? Procrastinate on things you want done? Stir up intense anger in you? Deny his/her anger toward you? Passive aggressiveness is the opposite of making sure you mean what you say. Jesus told us to make our yes' and no's clear (Matthew 5:37). In other words, our actions should match our words. The difficulty in recognizing a passive aggressive person results from the tendency, especially in difficult relationships, to pay more attention to the person's words than their actions. When you do this, you will become confused. If you are dealing with a passive aggressive person, identify it and then pay attention to the actions. This won't change the behavior, but it will make things clearer to you and you will feel less confused. After you clearly recognize it, you can then decide what to do about it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next, if you need more practical tips and Biblical truths to help you change your relationships, get my FREE "15-Day Relationship Challenge" designed to give you back the power over your life. Just click here: http://www.Free15dayChallenge.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |