Individual Therapy : How to Deal With Passive-Aggressive Relatives

A passive-aggressive relative or friend is someone that isn't direct, open or honest with their feelings. Discover how to deal and cope with passive-aggressive people with tips from a licensed marriage and family therapist in this free video on individual therapy.

Expert: Patti German
Contact: www.pattigermancounseling.com
Bio: Patti German is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She has certification in marriage and family therapy (MFT) and has worked with the Penn Council for Relationships.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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• therapy
• psychology
• relationships
• individual therapy
• psychiatry
• counseling
• relationship advice
• mental health
• depression
• psychotherapy

[cuetogomez]

wow....enlightening. That didnt tell me anything at all

[prefer2balone]

Mother, you are very passive aggressive. I am going to choose a new woman to raise me.

[pjperkinz]

Anyone else feel as if this lady was being passive aggressive toward you?

[CinderellaDragon]

@adiostraitorobama I agree. Things are not always what they seem, and sometimes the one who appears to be passive/aggressive - or whatever - is reacting to something as bad, or worse, in the other person(s). We are all in this together and naming, blaming and shaming without being absolutely sure that we are being accurate, and being constructive, is dangerous and can create more problems than it solves.

[shanealan4161]

Wow...you should have your own show.People could learn alot from you.You taught me how to avoid people.And I'm going to use it on everyone.It works, if you work it!

[shanealan4161]

Could you explain that one more time,I didnt catch anything,oh there was nothing there to catch.Well thanks for all that........nothingness.I'll try it and see how it works.

[mcgge7]

If you've think confronting someone who is passive aggressive will work then you clearly aren't passive aggressive

[ZEBSENSEMBLE]

Yeah, that was just so blisteringly informative. What am I going to do with all this knowledge?

[mat1james]

@prefer2balone hahahhaha

[Samuraionthewall]

Well yea, either you look for replacements of passive-aggressive people *OR* you confront them about it.

[nonbreeder]

Interesting, but these topics cannot be dealt with in one minute.

[norafem]

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