If you USE passive aggressive behavior, you're probably ( conveniently ) unaware of it
If you NOTICE passive aggressive behavior used ON YOU.. you're likely to get pissed off.
Often, because codependents are unaware of what functional emotional boundaries are.. this can be the first indication to a codependent or the inkling that something is wrong and ought to be corrected.
according to Psychology Today:
Passive-aggressive actions can range from the relatively mild, such as making excuses for not following through, to the very serious, such as sabotaging someone’s well-being and success - https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/communication-success/201508/10-signs-passive-aggressive-relationship
For Example.. there's no way to respond to a question like this, without you looking like an asshole:
"So when did you stop beating your wife?"
There's a reason some people use this tactic.. they're playing a game of "one up-man-ship"
they "appear" to be "friendly" but they're really, subtly maneuvering to place themselves in a "one up" situation in the "pecking order"
I use the term "pecking order" because of Family Systems Theory
this is the first of a series of posts on Passive-Aggressive behavior... stay tuned
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