Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at
12:56 am
Does your partner avoid responsibility through passivity? Or hides anger and has a fear of being controlled, fear of confrontation, and an inability to deal straight with people?
If the answer is YES then you are dealing with a passive-aggressive partner and you should do something about it. Your partner may have unresolved personal pain from his childhood. There are also other causes of having such personality disorder. It refers to behavior that results in unalterable and unchangeable attitude towards the environment.
There are symptoms such as:
- disagreeing with other people’s wishes and beliefs
- forgetting, complaining, disliking other people’s ideas
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Understanding a Passive Aggressive Partner
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Saturday, December 19th, 2009 at
1:41 pm
Emotional abuse can be subtle and it has long-term effects to the person who has experienced constant criticism and accusation. One of the damages that emotional abuse can cause is that it would be really hard for you to accept your condition. This article will help you identify the problem and work over it.
You would be developing behavioral patterns like remaining aloof, having a low self-esteem and confidence and will make you hate yourself. This is prone to depression and anxiety. The scenario of you being abused will linger in your thoughts. This is not easy because you will be carrying this burden throughout your life.
Emotional abuse can be traumatizing. You have to deal with this too. If only there is something that you can chew that would make it vanish forever! But that’s not exactly how it works. It’s really that you have to do the work to re frame your memories and re-shape your mindset.
Here are some steps to help you move on:
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How To Accept And Forget Past Emotional Abuse
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at
7:17 pm
Arguing is a part of any relationship. Conflict helps you relationship grow. Even the strongest relationships can go through some tough times. Some relationships, if not carefully handled, can easily fall into pitfalls.
You become an enemy in the eyes of your significant Other if there is a fight between the two fo you. What kind of enemy do you think you are?
Are you a good or bad enemy?
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at
9:30 pm
Are you feeling unhappy eventhough you are with someone whom you can share intimate moments? Do you feel that instead of making your life peaceful, your relationship becomes stressful and hard to deal with?
There are a lot of factors in your relationship that puts you in an unhappy situation. We can presume that your partner might be in a matured relationship with you but what you may not know is that he may have unresolved personal pain from childhood that makes him hard to deal with. You partner might also never learnt how to accept and manage his anger. You must know the reason why your relationship is in a chaotic situation, if you fail to do so, chances are you will have a hard time dealing with your partner and your relationship as a whole.
In this article, you will realize if you are dealing with passive aggressive partner. This will help you understand your relationship with your partner. If you are able to understand his past, you can stand up and regain your self-respect.
These are some signs of a person who has a passive aggressive behavior:
– Acts passive but aggressively gets what he wants – Agrees up front then doesn’t do what he agreed to and make things complicated in the end – Strikes his anger indirectly – Gets out of the situation where there is confrontation and criticism over an issue – Complaining about anything and thinks deeply how his life is being cursed
A passive aggressive person are emotionally unavailable and they usually do not get very close to anyone. They tend to reject emotional situations and would usually find comfort by their inner isolation.
You can try to be patient and understanding but eventually, you will be confused by a barage of mixed irrrational or emotional contradictory messages. They would blame you for making them angry. As a result, you feel dismissed, ignored and rejected. You do not know how to handle and react on a conflicting situation. If you are in a negative environment, your ability to decide can be affected.
Some situation does not improve because your parner tries to confuse and brainwash you. Sometimes there are behavioral patterns that you can adapt from your partner like being violent.
Do you want to be happy in a relationship?
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The Negative Effects of Passive Aggressive Behavior in a Relationship
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Friday, November 20th, 2009 at
4:45 pm
How do you express your anger?
- Your get “Hotheaded” and more intensely cursing and throwing things
- You do not show anger in loud ways but you are chronically irritable and grumpy
- Or constantly putting others down, criticizing everything, and making cynical comments
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Dealing with Anger and Saving Your Relationship
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Monday, November 9th, 2009 at
5:36 am
Do you wonder why your strong emotion hurt your partner and destroy a good relationship?
Can you overcome your anger, instead of constantly being overcome by it? Yes- if you start changing your attitude in mind. You must stop making an excuse for your negative temper. You must bear in mind that anger is your enemy!
Uncontrolled anger can be very devastating. It can reveal your true colors. Although it is an expression of extreme negative emotion, it shatters relationship and breeds violence.
Is It Good To “Let it Rip?”
Monday, November 9th, 2009 at
5:36 am
Building longer and peaceful relationship with someone is one source of happiness.
We all want to build a loving and lasting relationship but it is not that easy. Some things happend beyond expectation and you find yourself unable to maintain your relationship.
One of the hindrances in loving relationships is anger. Anger is a powerful emotion. Whether you choose express it or not, it is still one thing that is going to do some damage.
What if you have ever loved someone who was angry at the world? Can you imagine what your life would be like in the years to come?
When one becomes really angry it creates a need to try to control everything. The effects of being angry is the damage done to the relationship. If anger arises, events progressed from mild irritation, to yelling or maybe physical abuse.
You may argue or fight intensely.
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Don’t Let Anger Destroy Your Relationship
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at
2:17 am
Do you feel that everyday conflicts are becoming increasingly hard to deal with?
Do you perceive such situations as a battle where you need to defeat the other?
Let’s see why this idea of “winner” and “looser” is at the heart of this constant escalation of arguments…
There may be some reasons that justifies the idea of “winning” over an argument, instead of looking a an issue to be resolved together.
Most of the time it’s just because you have the idea that you fight for a scarce resource; and this forces you to “to win” no matter the costs.
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How to Choose Your Battles In A Relationship
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