Learn detachment from passive aggression
We have been talking about the difficult skills of “detaching” from the emotional impact caused by the passive aggression. Detaching is observing the behavior of passive aggressiveness without showing a lot of emotion. If you do not react strongly, you do not give the passive aggressive person the emotional control, nor do you give them the […]
When my new life begins in 2010, I want…”
If you’re entering a new year while living with a passive-aggressive or emotionally controlling husband, this post speaks directly to your heart. Dr. Nora Femenia shares a deeply personal New Year’s declaration that names the specific behaviors—control, blame, demeaning putdowns, and conditional love—that erode a wife’s sense of self, and offers a courageous commitment to […]
Is your Passive Aggressive Spouse Crazy-Making you?
Have you ever had one of those fights with your spouse where you just explode while your mate just looks at you calmly, making you feel like you have lost your mind? He’ll call you crazy and brush off what had made you so upset in the first place. Lets rewind and take a look […]