Is Your Passive Aggressive Husband in Denial?
This post helps wives and partners understand why a passive-aggressive husband refuses to acknowledge his harmful behavior patterns, even when presented with clear evidence. Dr. Nora Femenia, Ph.D., explains the four types of denial passive-aggressive men commonly use and reveals the underlying shame-based psychology that drives this defensive behavior, giving you the clarity you need […]
How to Respond to Passive Aggressive Denial
How many ways can a person use to do a passive-aggressive denial? Well, he or she can do any one of the following: • Denial of Facts (“That event never happened: I have never forgotten your birthday”) • Denial of Awareness (“I wasn’t aware of that event: Nobody told me that your mother was […]
Don’t Open the Door to Toxic Passive Aggression
You open the door to toxic passive aggression when you stop learning to rely on yourself and your self-esteem We all know by now that a large component of passive-aggressive behavior is the fact that the passive-aggressive person suppresses anger and then channels it out in covert ways. Let’s look at this reaction deeper. If […]