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Oh, Fine, You're Right. I'm Passive-Aggressive.
- whughes 17y agoPlease link to the original. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/16/health/psychology/16pass.html http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/16/health/psychology/16pass.h...
- rjprins 17y agoActing passive-aggressive is not something you do very consciously. I must admit I'm guilty of it and if it really comes from fear of embarrassment or making mistakes then that is a real problem. But I think passive-aggresiveness can also be seen as the result of being unable to vent your anger/frustration. This inability may not always be your own fault. As with the original case of passive-aggressive soldiers, they had no available normal outlet. If you are in a relationship which you feel you can not break, it is basically the same thing. When you're past the point that venting anger changed things, and now only harms things, passive-aggressiveness is the only road left.