Aye listen I just want to tell you guys that Jesus loves you and have faith in Him. He will heal you. He healed me and delivered me from a life of purposelessness, being lost, lonely, and so much more. ❤️
I started feeling passive aggresive when people started teeling me "I'm being too angry for everything". With all my anger bottled up, and me being passive-aggresive, I started talking less. Because if I did, I may go a bit too far with the tone and the words. And when I do talk, I try so hard to not sound offensive, yet they never see it.
Society is so lost lately that everyone is passive-agressive nowadays. Everyone is angry, most people feel depressed, it is hard to be nice and ever harder to find someone who is kind.
Ppl can’t even directly tell you that they don’t want to hang out anymore or that they won’t do what you asked them to do, and literally just flake without any explanation. I don’t get why ppl just communicate. 😒
I am being gaslit by my passive-aggressive best friend. She only popped out with her true colors after covid and a heart attack! Now she is very very mean. Not a kind word, and even though i am sitting here with broken ribs from a fall, she is pissed off I did not wash her and her husb dirty dishes from this whole week. They let them sit because it is a "control" they want to have over me. When i ask her "how are you?" I get a frown and "Not so good!" Mind you I have broken bones!! And pneumonia! Fever! I am like "well I am sorry.", as I get near end of hallway I hear "Why didnt you do the dishes!" in a barely audible tone that is seething with anger. So later I pop in where she is and say "well I am gonna say goodnight. My phobe is dead so I cant text", she never looks up at me! So i say "I am for being so sick. I feel as if it angers you and not sure why". I get "Im not mad" in a monotone I-am-really-mad voice still not looking! THAT boys and girls is passive-aggressive behavior! She is angry over dishes she dirtied while I am trying to get the pain under control cos I cant eat or sleep or breathe like this. Unbelievably petty really! And she knows it and thats why she has to divert from full on saying to my face that she is angry I cant just ignore the searing pain in my side and fever I have which is quite possibly COVID(!) and wash the dishes she and hubby dirty! I mean honestly you would think broken ribs and torn cartilage would be easy to manage while doing every piece of silverware and cup saucer and bowl in the house! Right?! Lol Sorry. But I needed to get that out! Gaslighting is very painful. Merry Christmas right? Maybe I have helped someone else being tortured byva P-A loved one.
It is your responsibility as an adult to grow and strengthen yourself and to understand yourself more. It's your responsibility to develop courage and learn how to stand against people that are using you to boost their own power. This is the adult world we live in and no, it is not fair. But nobody can help you but yourself. It is a difficult and often painful process (growth) but this is your only life and should be your top priority, because the older you get without figuring these things out, the worse it can get. I spend a lot of my life being a naive people pleaser. It led me to deep depression and social anxiety, self hatred, and resentment. Absolute hell. Now I am very keen at reading people, I know how to navigate social situations and deal with manipulative/passive aggressive people to the point where they go from trying to tear me down to respecting me. It takes time but you can move forward a little bit every day. It's really important to give up any bad habits and addictions you have because they rob you of your focus and make it difficult to move forward.
This fits in my case i'm not good at expressing my feelings, forget other ppl i cant even with my family members. Since i'm like this from childhood now its really hard to cut off my leash :(
I Have Severe High Functioning Autism And I've Been In And Out Of The System Since I Was 6 Years Old Also I'm Extremely Passive And Aggressive Towards Those Whom Hurts Oppresses And Takes Advantage Of Those Whom Are Trying To Live Righteous Lifestyles. I'm Extremely Opionated So I Speak My Mind Telling People What They Need To Hear And Not What They Want To Hear.
I hope your life has improved since then but I need to tell you something. It is your responsibility as an adult to grow and strengthen yourself and to understand yourself more. It's your responsibility to develop courage and learn how to stand against people that are using you to boost their own power. This is the adult world we live in and no, it is not fair. But nobody can help you but yourself. It is a difficult and often painful process (growth) but this is your only life and should be your top priority, because the older you get without figuring these things out, the worse it can get. I spend a lot of my life being a naive people pleaser. It led me to deep depression and social anxiety, self hatred, and resentment. Absolute hell. Now I am very keen at reading people, I know how to navigate social situations and deal with manipulative/passive aggressive people to the point where they go from trying to tear me down to respecting me. It takes time but you can move forward a little bit every day. It's really important to give up any bad habits and addictions you have because they rob you of your focus and make it difficult to move forward.
I definitely try to take breathers when i can. Since working at walmart. after covid. i think my people skills are REMARKABLY better than before i worked at walmart. honestly forcing myself in a positiom like talking to customers. especially. ALOT of customers. has helped me grow SO MUCH more as a person i didnt realize how much i was lacking in some ways
Once someone was being passive aggressive to me and kept saying the same thing so I called them out(it was just us both) and they awkwardly laughed it off while changing the subject, they never done it again.
My mom would always insult me whenever I wanted to talk instead of addressing it angrily, but other siblings were always allowed to throw tantrums but I would get a good scolding, it got to a point where I would get massive headaches and then tears would flow out. This video described me perfectly.
@@thepillows1235 exactly, it's so mentally tiring and then I can't even talk to anyone about it properly because then it seems like I want to cause problems
when you mentioned parents helping children to deal with their feelings it made me realize what a great thing we had in Mr. Rogers. he did just that, and much more.
thank you for this. i noticed that i've been being passive-aggressive whenever i express my anger without giving myself some time to process it. and uh, yeah, i think what you've delivered really helps in some ways. and i'll try to pull myself back to reality and take some time before acting. much love, keep up the good contents
Im this way because I used to act out so much on my little sister and instead of my therapists and parents telling me how to control my anger and manage through it calmly, i was instead hit, told to oppress my emotions, and yelled at for the behavior. And somehow I was the problem 😃
I’m sorry this happened to you. You didn’t deserve that. You were not the problem and I hope you know that now. I never thought about this. My siblings and I were also hit growing up or yelled at. It’s always when kids are crying or angry that they get into trouble or are told to stop. I’ve been afraid of my parents because of this and have tried to explain that it’s fear of them not respect for them that keeps me from standing up for myself. If I can’t even stand up to my parents, how am I supposed to stand up to anyone? I’m a doormat. But because my brothers were hit often and I wasn’t because I was afraid to get in trouble, my mom says I then have no reason to be scared of her because she didn’t hit me. My dad has told my sister and I that we were being disrespectful by raising our voices cause we were angry. He’s told my sister she was “being dramatic” for crying and yelling about why he’s disappointed her. My mom is passive aggressive and sticks her nose in everything, so it’s hard to argue with her. My little brother is 1 and screams a lot because he can’t talk a lot yet and his dad (we have different dads) tells him to shut up all the time. I know I’m passive aggressive and I’ve absolutely noticed it in my family members. I definitely want this to change because I don’t like it. It’s still very uncomfortable
I think we’re all guilty of being passive aggressive at some point but it’s when it becomes habitual that you realize that something is wrong. I was passive-aggressive in my youth and it’s not until I distanced myself from narcissistic family members that I realized that it was a reactionary survival response to the toxic home environment. I began learning healthy relationship habits and my overall emotional and psychological well-being improved greatly. Having healthy relationships especially when growing up will negate the likelihood of developing passive-aggressive behavior. My only regret is that I didn’t seek help sooner from mental health therapist coz it would have saved me years of depression and anxiety. Always remember to be kind to yourself.
It's not. It's just made up by UA-cam psychology channels for an audience. "Passive aggressive personality disorder" is not an illness recognized by professionals and doesn't exist with the latest DSM being the 5th one.
Growing up in a emotionally toxic environment I adapted a passive aggressive attitude to deal with toxic people in my life who I unfortunately can't cut out (my parents and some of my distanced family members) and its now how I deal with my frustration or anger, not mention the fact I suffer from anxiety disorder that was developed in the early stages of my teen years when I was left alone with my mom and dad without anyone else to protect me from their toxic behaviour for a sold 6 years (till I went to college)
this! ive been thinking a lot and feeling guilty about the way i act. yes its only around toxic people and people who doesnt respect my feelings. other than that i can express my feeling freely and maturely. being around toxic people and not being able to cut them off really fucks you up. i dont act like myself. i turn into something i dont wanna be because thats the only way to stay sane around them. but from now on i want to freely express my feelings. i dont care if they wont understand, wont respect and wont care.
Some of my most disappointing moments I’ve had with myself is when I thought it was so “smart” or “sharp” to say something that quietly stabs at the parts of people that the empath in me, knows would hurt the most.
I literally search this video up because I have to deal with someone like this. And omg I can tell when they mean to be malicious and oh boy do I want to beat them up. But you know I could only be rude to them because why does this person choose to be malicious? It's literally so frustrating because why does this person just choose to be bitchy i just can't stand passive-aggressiveness because that is literally what it is. Nobody is doing them anything but they choose to act like some narcissist. Well I could only be rude to them and literally ignore them(like if they call my name I won't answer). And I'm not the only one they choose to act bitchy to its other people. They literally laugh at a school friend that they were malicious to(laughing at the fact that hey mad ever cry) and made that friend feel frustrated. Like the person is literally just bullying people at this point but because it's like you can't even call it out it's also frustrating. And like I can tell they are purposely being indirectly mean and like just negative in general but choose to be fake and stuff. I'm in tertiary institution which is why it's frustrating because it's not scl, I really don't want no bitchy person to make my studies miserable. 2. This person is like a pet to the lecturers and literally like indirectly bullying people but you can't really call it out. 3. The people that did call it out got blamed instead by the lecturers because this person is just so sneaky and mean spirited for no absolute reason. 4. Beside the friend they knew from school, they don't know us so they have no reason be acting this way and it's so frustrating.
I'm in the same position as you. Combining it with self-harm as a coping mechanism, I had to constantly surround myself with people just to make sure I won't do anything stupid at some point. I regret saying the meanest shit I could ever said in my life and the sad part about it is I didn't actually mean it. I was simply angry and filled with frustration at the time.
I was pretty much a scapegoat of a family, so being passive-aggressive became my way of rebellion without openly rebel. Now people just say I'm being petty af
I remember that i used to be really expresive with what i felt and always make a drama about it. Then my parents told me i had to be more respectful to adults, so i started to do everything they told me to, but not in the best way i could. Thanks for the vid, i really want to improve now in that aspect.
I was recently told that I was passive aggressive and got really defensive because I didn’t believe it, but after looking into it later I basically had an “oh shit” moment because it describes so much of my behaviors that I never noticed before 😬 I’m lowkey annoyed that I wasn’t called out on this sooner but ig that’s the affect it has huh
I am passive-aggressive because it was the only safe way to deal with my father, the only way to deal with bullies in school and get revenge on them without getting in trouble, it was shown to me to be the only appropriate way to strike back. I'm trying to get past it but it's hard.
As an often described by my friends as passive aggressive I just see as a way to make ppl not be aggressive and just stand there cus I am AFRAID of raised voices
I can be passive aggressive only when I've been hurt and my patience has been worn thin. I came from a home where any negative emotions was not tolerated. Even I cried because I was sad, it was met with aggression from my parents. So flash forward 29 years, I have a very hard time expressing any negative emotions. I'm a sensitive person and get hurt easily but most people won't know because I hide myself away and cry or have what ever emotions. Though I feel bad being passive aggressive, I often feel like it's my only line of defense.
I'm passive-agressive and I have been since I was a child, ironically I just discovered that some time ago. The problem here is, I do realize this is a bad thing, not only for the people around me but for myself, since I never voice my anger, or the reason why I am upset. I'd like to be more...direct about it, but I don't know how. Not because I don't want to tho, it's more like, I am not allowed to. In my house at least, if I so much as say that I'm angry, no matter if I'm right or not, the people I live with will yell at me and say how ungrateful I am, or "What reason do you have to be angry? Pfft" and stuff like that. I'm not joking when I say that they could trow me out of the house either..so I've learned, since I was little that I had to smile and bear it. Be the "perfect girl" or else... Like this time when I was 6 years old, my cousin came to my house. She wanted to play with either dangerous objects or things that were emotionally valuable for my mom, so of course I didn't let her play with those, I suggested that we played with toys or something like that. Well, next thing I know is, my aunt starts screaming to my mom outside, calling her names, then enters the house, point a finger at me and says "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!? WE'LL ONLY COME HERE AGAIN WHEN YOU LEARN HOW TO ACT LIKE A HUMAN BEING!" Looking at me with a disgusted face, I felt that I couldn't say anything. So I just kept silent, and she stormed away. That happened a couple of times, like when she left her daughter with me because she wanted to chat with her friends, I think I was 5 and the other kid 4, she got hurt running around and the blame was on me. One day she "apologized" tho, I'll never forget that, she came to me with the first fake smile I ever saw, and said "You're not angry with auntie right? Haha". Point is, it's ok if I act like I'm angry because no one picks up on that, but I can't voice it, or I'm just being irrational or unfair. So when I can express it, around other people, I end up being too sarcastic or "aggressive" in a very passive way. That's something I'd really like to change.
My heart hurts for you and your inner child. I've always wondered what causes people to be passive aggressive. After reading this I think: why wouldn't someone, under these conditions, be passive aggressive? It doesn't seem like it was safe to express anything, even if you were being good. Hope you can find a path to peace and can make the changes you desire.
I would LOVE to know you on a more personal level.....And rather you are wrong or right, in my eyes you would be right and I would let you voice your concerns or anger. I would never side against you and I'd always support you no matter what. I would be that person you could always vent to without being judged. Your amazing and everyone should appreciate you!
@@GodisLIGHTTTt The good thing is that I did! Well, they actually did throw me out of the house because I talked back for the first time in my life, but I honestly don't regret it at all. Since that happened I finally felt free. I realized how bad the environment I was living in actually was. I'm also going to therapy now and working on myself, I'm learning so much.
Wooow this explains so much during my childhood! Since I was 13 years old I had a feelin of anger that I was starving to express, being raised around a type of "Christian" passive aggressive parents there's no such place for anger, frustration, or any type of aggression, so a nasty Frankenstein I accidentally created is named sarcasm. Now I am solely working through the angers I held since my teen years and I have been feeling much better by practicing socializing and expression my emotions thru art and music. The most scary part is confrontation and I am willing to take that risk everyday and speak what is on my mind (I be sure to think thoroughly). This has helped me understand this behavior much more and Thank You!
I’m passive aggressive because my brother would always teas me, and when this would happen I would get defensive. Now a days someone could not even say something mean and I would get defensive and say something in a passive aggressive way.
This is actually highly insightful. Thank you for posting this, I'll be sure to learn from this, in understanding other people and attempting to change myself to get rid of this nasty habit.
Im passive aggressive because the people i hate have power over me like teachers or employees i cant shout at them and call them names so i must find another way to take out my anger with denial its all ive got its the only power i have
Why are Some Ppl "Passive Aggressive?" 1. They have "Passive Aggressive Personality" disorder. 2. It's easier than being assertive. 3. They desire revenge. 4. Anger is not viewed as "Socially Normal." 5. Hostility w/ a smile is less often called out. 6. They developed the behavior in childhood. *_You're Welcome in advance._*
I just realized I’m starting to become passive aggressive towards my little sister, I came here for something completely different but now I’ll probably watch myself more when I interact with her :/
I have a feeling I'm probably passive aggressive. If I am passive aggressive, it's because I'm trying to control my temper and not be overwhelmingly actively aggressive (think medieval)
I truly detest passive aggressive people. Passive aggressive people are not interested in finding solutions to their problems. I also realise that they don't appreciate me being honest about my feelings, cuz to them, the right thing to do is to bottle it so that you won't be a burden to everyone around you. Yesterday, I just called everyone out for not being communicative of their expectations and being petty. Everyone has a problem with everyone else, but no one is interested in solving it.
In group dynamics, passive aggression usually arises from those with less power feeling very limited agency and psychological safety to resolve conflict openly. In my experience, passive aggression is almost always reactive and often weighed internally against more transparent/explicit approaches. Some communities/organizations are not worth the effort to change. Trust, if a group is large enough or has been around for a while, that you’re probably not the first person who has tried to fight tooth and nail for systemic change and improved psychological safety. If everyone has a problem with everyone else, it’s probably been that way for some time. A lot of people can burn out and choose to leave or find an insulated niche within the group that’s just tolerable enough not to leave altogether. I think it’s more realizable to find your allies within the group and if you can’t, ask yourself if this is a sustainable relationship for you at this point in your life.
Passive aggressive is used so much now because people are now being restraint from saying what they want because the society has put so many restrictions on what you should say what you shouldn't even against some wrong behavior so people become passive aggressive because they don't want to be ridiculed or termed as some ist phobe or insecure and fragile
A friend's mom taught her passive-aggression is safer cause her father would demand or order the mom to do something. If she said no or I don't have time, he'd rage - throw plates, slam doors even punched a hole in the wall. So she always said ok whatever you want honey and then would forget to do it, clothes accidentally got burned when ironing, a red sock accidentally got in the white laundry cause he had a fit about wanting his white tshirts and socks whiter. He wore pink instead of less white for weeks and she smirked about it. Complained dinner wasn't on the table when he came home and not only did she accidentally burn it but set the curtains on fire too. It was revenge on her part.
Why do so many people view passive-aggression as socially acceptable? It's highly manipulative, controlling, cowardly, & spiteful - and the epitome of 'control from the bottom'. It's also done to ensure the aggressor cannot be rejected by the target, yet can fully reject / devalue / shame the target anyway. Ultimately, it's a foolproof way of the aggressor avoiding responsbility for failing to set or maintain appropriate boundaries for themselves, or for refusing to enforce them. Instead, projecting the blame onto the target via passive aggression enables them to escape their own culpability, fraudulently claiming the 'moral high ground' in the process. If you're SO resentful about a thing.... either grow up & deal with it, or have the courage to say something. - Stop expecting everyone to read your mind, it's not fair & it certainly won't make others like you. Nobody likes a bully.
My mom would always call me passive aggressive however never took the time to truly help me manage my frustration or anything to help it. This term was thrown around only when a disagreement came about and I spoke or decided I didn’t want to debate about my own feelings ( often times I would be told I’m wrong for feeling this way or that way) long story short I don’t think I’m truly passive aggressive I think I used some passive skills to keep me protected because I’m definitely no good at getting away with underline aggressive behavior... it actually is the thing I despise or because I can see right throw it.
My passive aggressive came from people being angry all the time, but in that moment I found that I can’t change people, I have to see them for who they are and what they show me. The level of disrespect was so extreme and put way too much pressure on me but without a doubt god got me. I’m happier now knowing that niceness is a weakness and kindness is a gift and I won’t change to fit in. Moral of the story is I’ve learnt to handle people and situations how they present themselves to me.
Passive aggressive people seem to want to piss others of without being vulgar or rude at the first side. So they be like: "well I guess you realized your point and flipped it because anger is all you're presenting but that was your initial Point right? I know your anger has nothing to do with me. So yet again I'm going to follow doctor C's advice. And just let you deal with your own anger because it has absolutely nothing to do with me. And if you think I'm wrong here's dr. C to tell you that I'm not. I know you won't watch the video because you are going to refuse any logic that would contradict your own strong internal core belief." And if you can´t talk with them as if it´s a normal conversation you should check your mental health.
Because it is difficult for me to express my emotions, i often end up being alone and that hurts me a lot. That’s why I think I should please people and hell them with a smile to feel somehow normal and expect a return of acceptance in society, but when it does not, I feel triggered a lot that why did i put so much effort to make others feel so special, that why did they accept my effort to make themselves feel special if all they had to leave me one day making me feel that it was just a phase. This angers and eventually I burst into aggression and ruin the relationships. I lost one person who was so dear to me that I thought finally I found the love of my life, but because of this behaviour, i lost him forever.
I had a passive-aggressive "friend".. it just hurts when they seemed like holding a grudge to you secretly and wouldn't even try to understand when I'm trying to justify. I did try to understand them and I thought maybe, just maybe the root cause of that trait was their experiences. I tried listening to them when they're going through something but it felt like they can't do the same and their passive-aggression and being unapologetic ruined our friendship
I was talking to someone who was passive-aggressive like she would be nice then outta nowhere get mad at me when I didn’t do anything wrong. Then she says we’re friends and says I’m cute but her parents also yell at her so maybe that’s why.
I get triggered easily and instead of getting upset about every thing, I try to shrug things off. However I fear it is interpreted as passive aggressive behavior. Its about knowing how to pick your battles--not everything needs to be a fight. I don't need to love everything my boss or colleagues do...
Due to my autism, i am unaware that im being passive aggressive until its too late. But that’s just how my genuine heart speaks when im upset and stressed. 😰😭💔
Im passive agressive bc i wasnt allowed to express myself at my dads growing up. He didnt want anything that would take away from the better parent title. Hed act surprised when i didnt want to be around and be with my mom.
I think passive-aggressive behaviors can arise in situations where the person who is upset does not feel they are in a safe place to talk about it. Those in a relationship with someone who doesn't exactly promote free speech may turn to other avenues of release. Deleting people from social media accounts, not doing a chore that benefits the offender, keeping conversation short and pointed are all behaviors that are technically passive-aggressive yet seem the only way to function for someone who must keep their feelings to themselves and build up walls between them and the offender.
I think most people feel similarly, but it is a serious problem and becomes passive aggressive BULLSHIT when people start intentionally targeting people and abusing them with it.
I think i am passive because i was trained to be. It was easier than being angry when others didn't respect my feelings (aka mom bringing up things 30 years after i told her to stop bring up one bleeping issue that always caused me pain...). Aggressiveness makes me hide and avoid the world... interesting thought huh?
I was once VERY passive agressive to a kid my age by ignoring every word he said to me because he was rude to everyone and he slapped me with no reason
@@Pimp-Master I was a very, very stupid 8 year old who was basically already the "I'm 14 and this is deep" subreddit. So I laughed and tapped him on the head
Now I realise, that I have been behaving this way with my small brother during a long time. After number 4, I understood, that in childhood, my parents and the others relatives always told me not to be angry at him, even whet I had real reasons, and I am pretty empathetic, so I often bottle up my bad emotions, because I'm afraid to hurt the others. And now, I've become passive-aggressive towards my brother. I can't control this, like I am annoyed of him even when he just says "Hi". And I think and fear, that he can feel my aggression. I'm really ashamed of that, and I hate myself sometimes for being like that. But before I've watched this video, I hadn't been knowing what am I feeling. Probably now it will be easier for me to control this. Once again, thank you
wow, now I really want to cry, because I feel so sorry for my little brother... yeah, he may be rude and mean to me, but he's like 9 years old... And he didn't deserve such a behaviour as mine:(
Exactly. It may be a struggle for some people who has dealt with this issue for far longer, but a slow process/progress of trying to become better, and come into terms with it, is better than no progress at all.
I am so passive aggressive. I can't express myself. From young age I wasn't allowed to. If I was angry it was wrong and unaccepted. If I was excited my mom said I don't have manners. I should behave. Now I can not express any negative or positive emotions. I only smile shyly. Even when people have done me wrong, they never know how I feel about it cus I smile anyway. I went to bed every night singing to myself "emotions are lies, emotions are not valid" because I never felt emotionally safe. Right now, I often feel aloof. Even if I try to express, I don't know where to start. So the only thing to do is to smile at everything.
My issues with Passive Aggressiveness came from a father who would not allow me to express my anger or frustration when he would put me in no-win situations. I was not able to say, "No," not able to express myself about how I was feeling and couldn't stand up for myself against his rage. It was a very nasty situation where the only option I felt I had was to slip into Passive Aggressive behavior. It's awful to be constantly trapped in no-win situations and did not make my relationship with him a good one. He was a bully.
Whenever I get angry , my family always gets angry upon me for being short tempered and if I continue to argue they unite and low down me and at last they say ' you wasted our time and that you are responsible for making our mood bad I mean even their behaviour is aggressive than why do they blame me
What is interesting to me is the use of lack of effort as passive aggression when I actually picked up that bad habit because of someone who is passive aggressive. Basically in an attempt to get someone to stop being that way with me I started doing things they didn't like right afterwards to get them to stop their passive aggression, does that mean that when exposed to that kind of person I became like them? They say that is what happens to narcissists, they were likely abused by a narcissist and adopted the personality style to cope with it, could passive aggression be the same? Especially because it is something used by narcissists frequently?
This happened to me too. I def picked up on major fleas from this person. I wasn’t passive aggressive at all before; instead I often got told I was very pleasant to be around (leaving out issues caused by depression and anxiety).
In dealing with narcissists, passive aggression may be the only option. But always best to try to nix any tit for tat merry go round to nowhere. It can decimate relationships.
There were many reasons throughout my childhood which hurted my mental health but the most disheartening one which broke my patience and resistence is when my privacy was continously invaded in a bad way eventhough they knew I can see them they continuous approached me with negative thoughts as if am thinking of such negative things in a bad way due to which at the end I broke my silence eventhough I didn't approached them with anger but with trying to explain the situation but they wouldn't listen to me and stay on their mindset towards things due to which I lost the characteristics of warm behaviour and turned it into rude and mean and selfish behaviour
As a person who is passive-aggressive at times, this is accurate. I think the reason I do this is because I don’t want people to see how mad I am so I hide it away in with a "happy behavior.". It’s probably because how people tell me, why are you mad? Stop being mad! Or something, like I’m human let me express my anger ok? Also, when I’m angry and aggressive towards someone (usually someone smarter than me), they talk back. (Obviously because I’m a jerk.). Or they get hurt. And I don’t want that to happen! Usually the person I become aggressive towards starts having an augment with me, they are most likely very logical and reasonable unlike me who is irrational and stupid. Usually, I’m just salty and annoyed at something. I don’t know why though, it just comes out with me knowing. I guess
I think many passive aggressive people are just insecure and lack the confidence to confront people for fear of being perceived negatively but come on it's SO obvious how they feel, its probably better to be honest.
Very true. Also people just want to put a shitty situation behind them as fast as possible. It can be such an epic waste of time to wallow in bitterness.
Wow, this is exactly what happened at my former job. I have several health conditions simmilar to ADHD, anxiety disorder, and depression. People thought I was intentionally being passive aggressive which lead to workplace bullying. (Not everyone though, some people who I was able to connect with were nice) I know I'm being hypothetical but sometimes I wish we could communicate telephatically so there would be no misunderstandings in the first place. Thank you for this video.
I think I am, at least sometimes, less than before that's it. What led me to it could have been my long-term depression and how my parents raised me🤔 it feels awful, I feel guilty, but at least I'm on the path to controlling it🙌🏻
Our older sister used to punish us very cruelly whenever we express our feelings like anger, rebellious act etc. Which result in bottling up of the emotions and from the past few months in my self improvement journey i have found out date I'm really passive aggressive,,,and after finding out that i was right I'll try to eliminate this behavior. Thank you psychtogo❤
i've been told i act passive aggressive when i didn't knew what hell it mean, situations? ignoring whomever screams at me as if they don't exist, still WTH
@@Psych2go While I do make sure to acknowledge three things I’m thankful every night, LOA wasn’t really the main reason I searched this up. It’s come to my attention I can be pretty passive aggressive... I just wanted to learn some things, about other people and myself. Your video of course helped :)
i just dont talk to people when im mad bc i k n o w i'll say something super hurtful in a passive-aggressive way and then deny my intentions. even after i avoid them i still have that lingering contempt but it isnt as bad as that 'heat of the moment' reaction where i go immediately to the most hurtful thing i can say while remaining ambiguous and i've tried working on it but i barely have the energy to distance myself from people im mad at, much less process my anger in the moment. it takes a lot to address my anger (to the person im angry at, myself included) even after i step away for a bit. i commend people who have worked through that. i remember when i was a sophomore in highschool and i was mad over something like not having enough time to practice for my driver's license or wtv and my mom told me to chill and i literally almost brought up her divorce with my dad because she was too busy with church stuff to practice with me as often as i wanted her to. i didnt say anything but i'll be damned if it didn't take all of my willpower not to do so. i'm glad i didn't say anything because i know it really would've hurt her and she didn't deserve it in any way. just, in that moment i wanted her to be hurt because i was angry and needed that release of aggression to feel above her. I'm completely aware that i have a problem and it has gotten me into trouble a few times but im not really sure how to go about it since it's not really about remaining calm for me. when im angry and around people i can usually think pretty clearly, but i want to hurt them back in some way. I know i dont actually want to hurt them but it's more like im seeking the satisfaction of winning something or defending my "honor". the only thing that stops me (unless it's me im mad at) is the fact that i know this person and i shouldn't hurt them because 1) it will come back to bite me in the ass and 2) they're people and no matter how bad i want to hurt them, no one wants or deserves to have something they've dealt or are dealing with thrown at them no matter what situation we're in, especially if it was traumatic for them (like my mom's divorce). n e ways i havent seen my therapist in a few months if you cant tell
Um... Having been on the giving-side of passive aggression... It was my most quite temper tantrum in an attempt to get their attention. Can't say it worked. Can say it was really immature.
My mom is sometimes passive aggressive when she is angry, when I was younger I noticed I did it too and I had no idea why I did it. But when I got to highschool and I took ap psychology I learned about social learning and parenrental behavior on kids. I realized I got it from my mom. I'm not using this as an excuse to justify when I'm passive aggressive behavior, I'm going to try to fix it by expressing my feelings honestly and kindly when I need to.
Have you met someone who is unintentionally passive-aggressive?
Aye listen I just want to tell you guys that Jesus loves you and have faith in Him. He will heal you. He healed me and delivered me from a life of purposelessness, being lost, lonely, and so much more. ❤️
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Ok maybe, I'll consider myself.
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Me
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I started feeling passive aggresive when people started teeling me "I'm being too angry for everything". With all my anger bottled up, and me being passive-aggresive, I started talking less. Because if I did, I may go a bit too far with the tone and the words. And when I do talk, I try so hard to not sound offensive, yet they never see it.
I feel you
Same here.
honestly idgaf i will stay angry forever fuck what they think
Same.they even gaslight me
Exactly
Society is so lost lately that everyone is passive-agressive nowadays. Everyone is angry, most people feel depressed, it is hard to be nice and ever harder to find someone who is kind.
It’s true
I’ve seen a shit ton more toxic people these days. My anger has also increased.
Im not nice at all the reason is i have nobody to be nice to
Ppl can’t even directly tell you that they don’t want to hang out anymore or that they won’t do what you asked them to do, and literally just flake without any explanation. I don’t get why ppl just communicate. 😒
I say what’s on my mind and get crucified for it everyday. if you can’t handle fleck stay passive aggressive
I am being gaslit by my passive-aggressive best friend. She only popped out with her true colors after covid and a heart attack! Now she is very very mean. Not a kind word, and even though i am sitting here with broken ribs from a fall, she is pissed off I did not wash her and her husb dirty dishes from this whole week. They let them sit because it is a "control" they want to have over me. When i ask her "how are you?" I get a frown and "Not so good!" Mind you I have broken bones!! And pneumonia! Fever! I am like "well I am sorry.", as I get near end of hallway I hear "Why didnt you do the dishes!" in a barely audible tone that is seething with anger. So later I pop in where she is and say "well I am gonna say goodnight. My phobe is dead so I cant text", she never looks up at me! So i say "I am for being so sick. I feel as if it angers you and not sure why". I get "Im not mad" in a monotone I-am-really-mad voice still not looking! THAT boys and girls is passive-aggressive behavior! She is angry over dishes she dirtied while I am trying to get the pain under control cos I cant eat or sleep or breathe like this. Unbelievably petty really! And she knows it and thats why she has to divert from full on saying to my face that she is angry I cant just ignore the searing pain in my side and fever I have which is quite possibly COVID(!) and wash the dishes she and hubby dirty! I mean honestly you would think broken ribs and torn cartilage would be easy to manage while doing every piece of silverware and cup saucer and bowl in the house! Right?! Lol Sorry. But I needed to get that out! Gaslighting is very painful. Merry Christmas right? Maybe I have helped someone else being tortured byva P-A loved one.
It is your responsibility as an adult to grow and strengthen yourself and to understand yourself more. It's your responsibility to develop courage and learn how to stand against people that are using you to boost their own power. This is the adult world we live in and no, it is not fair. But nobody can help you but yourself. It is a difficult and often painful process (growth) but this is your only life and should be your top priority, because the older you get without figuring these things out, the worse it can get. I spend a lot of my life being a naive people pleaser. It led me to deep depression and social anxiety, self hatred, and resentment. Absolute hell. Now I am very keen at reading people, I know how to navigate social situations and deal with manipulative/passive aggressive people to the point where they go from trying to tear me down to respecting me. It takes time but you can move forward a little bit every day. It's really important to give up any bad habits and addictions you have because they rob you of your focus and make it difficult to move forward.
I needed to hear this today. Thank you. Just a grown adult doing some real-talk.
I always thought it to be because some people are afraid to admit to themselves and let others know that they’re upset about something.
Yeah that could be it. It's important to speak up sometimes because... how would other people know otherwise, right?
-Monica
@@Psych2go Exactly
That's one of my reason for being passive aggressive honestly, Im not good at confronting people.
Ok this is me to the letter
This fits in my case i'm not good at expressing my feelings, forget other ppl i cant even with my family members. Since i'm like this from childhood now its really hard to cut off my leash :(
I'm so angry and resentful at the way I've been treated and just how unfair society is in general. Yet I'm terrified of people at the same time
i feel this way a lot
I Have Severe High Functioning Autism And I've Been In And Out Of The System Since I Was 6 Years Old Also I'm Extremely Passive And Aggressive Towards Those Whom Hurts Oppresses And Takes Advantage Of Those Whom Are Trying To Live Righteous Lifestyles. I'm Extremely Opionated So I Speak My Mind Telling People What They Need To Hear And Not What They Want To Hear.
I hope your life has improved since then but I need to tell you something. It is your responsibility as an adult to grow and strengthen yourself and to understand yourself more. It's your responsibility to develop courage and learn how to stand against people that are using you to boost their own power. This is the adult world we live in and no, it is not fair. But nobody can help you but yourself. It is a difficult and often painful process (growth) but this is your only life and should be your top priority, because the older you get without figuring these things out, the worse it can get. I spend a lot of my life being a naive people pleaser. It led me to deep depression and social anxiety, self hatred, and resentment. Absolute hell. Now I am very keen at reading people, I know how to navigate social situations and deal with manipulative/passive aggressive people to the point where they go from trying to tear me down to respecting me. It takes time but you can move forward a little bit every day. It's really important to give up any bad habits and addictions you have because they rob you of your focus and make it difficult to move forward.
At least your honest
@zackwilliams1, good advice
Alternative title: Why everyone is passive agressive
Oh ok 👌
It's important to be self-aware. The question is always: what will you do with that information?
-Monica
@@Psych2go Thank you for your wisdom, oh wise Monica and Psych2Go
I definitely try to take breathers when i can. Since working at walmart. after covid. i think my people skills are REMARKABLY better than before i worked at walmart. honestly forcing myself in a positiom like talking to customers. especially. ALOT of customers. has helped me grow SO MUCH more as a person i didnt realize how much i was lacking in some ways
lmao the irony of your comment being an example of passive aggression
Once someone was being passive aggressive to me and kept saying the same thing so I called them out(it was just us both) and they awkwardly laughed it off while changing the subject, they never done it again.
how did you call them out? And what passive-aggressive behavior specifically was that? I'm sorry, I'm still confused about PAB.
My mom would always insult me whenever I wanted to talk instead of addressing it angrily, but other siblings were always allowed to throw tantrums but I would get a good scolding, it got to a point where I would get massive headaches and then tears would flow out. This video described me perfectly.
:0 same. My sister literally screamed back and forth with my mom but when I get a little passive then I’m the asshole.
@@thepillows1235 exactly, it's so mentally tiring and then I can't even talk to anyone about it properly because then it seems like I want to cause problems
@@dauntinglie Same my mom accused me of being a bad daughter for being stress when she caused it.
Omg same story! I can never understand why am i disliked so much!
@@thepillows1235 I feel you 🙁
when you mentioned parents helping children to deal with their feelings it made me realize what a great thing we had in Mr. Rogers. he did just that, and much more.
thank you for this. i noticed that i've been being passive-aggressive whenever i express my anger without giving myself some time to process it. and uh, yeah, i think what you've delivered really helps in some ways. and i'll try to pull myself back to reality and take some time before acting.
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Thanks for sharing :) We hope this video helped you
Bruh, why is no one commenting that they called Jean and Diluc the parents of Klee LMAO I approve of the shipper
I'm a genshin impact fan and I was suprised as well!hahahha
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Ok I found it lol
And the Monsters thingy I don't know what's its called & Primogems here are the timestamps 1:15 1:59
@@heefused2809 Pyro slime
Im this way because I used to act out so much on my little sister and instead of my therapists and parents telling me how to control my anger and manage through it calmly, i was instead hit, told to oppress my emotions, and yelled at for the behavior. And somehow I was the problem 😃
I’m sorry this happened to you. You didn’t deserve that. You were not the problem and I hope you know that now. I never thought about this. My siblings and I were also hit growing up or yelled at. It’s always when kids are crying or angry that they get into trouble or are told to stop. I’ve been afraid of my parents because of this and have tried to explain that it’s fear of them not respect for them that keeps me from standing up for myself. If I can’t even stand up to my parents, how am I supposed to stand up to anyone? I’m a doormat. But because my brothers were hit often and I wasn’t because I was afraid to get in trouble, my mom says I then have no reason to be scared of her because she didn’t hit me. My dad has told my sister and I that we were being disrespectful by raising our voices cause we were angry. He’s told my sister she was “being dramatic” for crying and yelling about why he’s disappointed her. My mom is passive aggressive and sticks her nose in everything, so it’s hard to argue with her. My little brother is 1 and screams a lot because he can’t talk a lot yet and his dad (we have different dads) tells him to shut up all the time. I know I’m passive aggressive and I’ve absolutely noticed it in my family members. I definitely want this to change because I don’t like it. It’s still very uncomfortable
Bruh Same but the roles are reversed. My sisters were mean to me and I think that could’ve been the reason why. Idk
@@livelaughfnaf1987 *stop*
Same thing for me
@@livelaughfnaf1987 your putting it in a whole bunch of reply sections it annoying
Passive aggressive people exist in most jobs, and are really f*cking annoying. Having said that I'm sure I've been guilty of it a few times hahaha.
It's always good to recognize your own behaviours and reflect if/how you'd like to go about it. :)
-Monica
@@livelaughfnaf1987 hahahahahahahhaha i get it
I think we’re all guilty of being passive aggressive at some point but it’s when it becomes habitual that you realize that something is wrong. I was passive-aggressive in my youth and it’s not until I distanced myself from narcissistic family members that I realized that it was a reactionary survival response to the toxic home environment. I began learning healthy relationship habits and my overall emotional and psychological well-being improved greatly. Having healthy relationships especially when growing up will negate the likelihood of developing passive-aggressive behavior. My only regret is that I didn’t seek help sooner from mental health therapist coz it would have saved me years of depression and anxiety. Always remember to be kind to yourself.
Depends on the job TBH. If the job is shit and everyone knows it then yeah passive aggressive attitudes will fester.
@@livelaughfnaf1987 *why did you have to remind me of that show*
I didn’t know passive aggressive personality disorder was a thing.
There's a disorder for everything it seems.
@@waynebruceunltd even constantly shitting appearently
It's not. It's just made up by UA-cam psychology channels for an audience. "Passive aggressive personality disorder" is not an illness recognized by professionals and doesn't exist with the latest DSM being the 5th one.
@@omoriref Then how do I deal with my aggression with all these toxic environment and influences that triggers my anger
@@pianonights50 change your surroundings and reevaluate your circle of people you may entertain.
Growing up in a emotionally toxic environment I adapted a passive aggressive attitude to deal with toxic people in my life who I unfortunately can't cut out (my parents and some of my distanced family members) and its now how I deal with my frustration or anger, not mention the fact I suffer from anxiety disorder that was developed in the early stages of my teen years when I was left alone with my mom and dad without anyone else to protect me from their toxic behaviour for a sold 6 years (till I went to college)
this! ive been thinking a lot and feeling guilty about the way i act. yes its only around toxic people and people who doesnt respect my feelings. other than that i can express my feeling freely and maturely. being around toxic people and not being able to cut them off really fucks you up. i dont act like myself. i turn into something i dont wanna be because thats the only way to stay sane around them. but from now on i want to freely express my feelings. i dont care if they wont understand, wont respect and wont care.
True. If dealing with a narcissist sometimes it's literally the only option. Sucks.
Go to acupuncture + homeopath
I have the same problem. I love my dad but he has sometimes that passive-aggressive behaviour and it penetrated into mine behaving
Some of my most disappointing moments I’ve had with myself is when I thought it was so “smart” or “sharp” to say something that quietly stabs at the parts of people that the empath in me, knows would hurt the most.
I literally search this video up because I have to deal with someone like this. And omg I can tell when they mean to be malicious and oh boy do I want to beat them up.
But you know I could only be rude to them because why does this person choose to be malicious? It's literally so frustrating because why does this person just choose to be bitchy i just can't stand passive-aggressiveness because that is literally what it is.
Nobody is doing them anything but they choose to act like some narcissist. Well I could only be rude to them and literally ignore them(like if they call my name I won't answer). And I'm not the only one they choose to act bitchy to its other people. They literally laugh at a school friend that they were malicious to(laughing at the fact that hey mad ever cry) and made that friend feel frustrated.
Like the person is literally just bullying people at this point but because it's like you can't even call it out it's also frustrating. And like I can tell they are purposely being indirectly mean and like just negative in general but choose to be fake and stuff.
I'm in tertiary institution which is why it's frustrating because it's not scl, I really don't want no bitchy person to make my studies miserable.
2. This person is like a pet to the lecturers and literally like indirectly bullying people but you can't really call it out.
3. The people that did call it out got blamed instead by the lecturers because this person is just so sneaky and mean spirited for no absolute reason.
4. Beside the friend they knew from school, they don't know us so they have no reason be acting this way and it's so frustrating.
I'm in the same position as you. Combining it with self-harm as a coping mechanism, I had to constantly surround myself with people just to make sure I won't do anything stupid at some point. I regret saying the meanest shit I could ever said in my life and the sad part about it is I didn't actually mean it. I was simply angry and filled with frustration at the time.
I was pretty much a scapegoat of a family, so being passive-aggressive became my way of rebellion without openly rebel.
Now people just say I'm being petty af
I remember that i used to be really expresive with what i felt and always make a drama about it. Then my parents told me i had to be more respectful to adults, so i started to do everything they told me to, but not in the best way i could. Thanks for the vid, i really want to improve now in that aspect.
I was recently told that I was passive aggressive and got really defensive because I didn’t believe it, but after looking into it later I basically had an “oh shit” moment because it describes so much of my behaviors that I never noticed before 😬 I’m lowkey annoyed that I wasn’t called out on this sooner but ig that’s the affect it has huh
I am passive-aggressive because it was the only safe way to deal with my father, the only way to deal with bullies in school and get revenge on them without getting in trouble, it was shown to me to be the only appropriate way to strike back. I'm trying to get past it but it's hard.
Same I’m trying to move on from something like that but it feels like it always comes back. I’m fighting and that’s all that matters. You can do it!
As long as you don't use that as an excuse to justify your behaviour which is pretty toxic, and learn to be better from it.
As an often described by my friends as passive aggressive I just see as a way to make ppl not be aggressive and just stand there cus I am AFRAID of raised voices
I can be passive aggressive only when I've been hurt and my patience has been worn thin. I came from a home where any negative emotions was not tolerated. Even I cried because I was sad, it was met with aggression from my parents. So flash forward 29 years, I have a very hard time expressing any negative emotions. I'm a sensitive person and get hurt easily but most people won't know because I hide myself away and cry or have what ever emotions. Though I feel bad being passive aggressive, I often feel like it's my only line of defense.
Is everybody gonna ignore the sleeping bunny on the couch at 2:46 ? It’s so cute! 🥺
Lol!
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I'm passive-agressive and I have been since I was a child, ironically I just discovered that some time ago.
The problem here is, I do realize this is a bad thing, not only for the people around me but for myself, since I never voice my anger, or the reason why I am upset. I'd like to be more...direct about it, but I don't know how. Not because I don't want to tho, it's more like, I am not allowed to. In my house at least, if I so much as say that I'm angry, no matter if I'm right or not, the people I live with will yell at me and say how ungrateful I am, or "What reason do you have to be angry? Pfft" and stuff like that. I'm not joking when I say that they could trow me out of the house either..so I've learned, since I was little that I had to smile and bear it. Be the "perfect girl" or else... Like this time when I was 6 years old, my cousin came to my house. She wanted to play with either dangerous objects or things that were emotionally valuable for my mom, so of course I didn't let her play with those, I suggested that we played with toys or something like that. Well, next thing I know is, my aunt starts screaming to my mom outside, calling her names, then enters the house, point a finger at me and says "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!? WE'LL ONLY COME HERE AGAIN WHEN YOU LEARN HOW TO ACT LIKE A HUMAN BEING!" Looking at me with a disgusted face, I felt that I couldn't say anything. So I just kept silent, and she stormed away. That happened a couple of times, like when she left her daughter with me because she wanted to chat with her friends, I think I was 5 and the other kid 4, she got hurt running around and the blame was on me. One day she "apologized" tho, I'll never forget that, she came to me with the first fake smile I ever saw, and said "You're not angry with auntie right? Haha". Point is, it's ok if I act like I'm angry because no one picks up on that, but I can't voice it, or I'm just being irrational or unfair. So when I can express it, around other people, I end up being too sarcastic or "aggressive" in a very passive way. That's something I'd really like to change.
My heart hurts for you and your inner child. I've always wondered what causes people to be passive aggressive. After reading this I think: why wouldn't someone, under these conditions, be passive aggressive? It doesn't seem like it was safe to express anything, even if you were being good. Hope you can find a path to peace and can make the changes you desire.
@@deannjohnson9107 Honestly, just..thank you. That means a lot to me.
I would LOVE to know you on a more personal level.....And rather you are wrong or right, in my eyes you would be right and I would let you voice your concerns or anger. I would never side against you and I'd always support you no matter what. I would be that person you could always vent to without being judged. Your amazing and everyone should appreciate you!
@@GodisLIGHTTTt The good thing is that I did! Well, they actually did throw me out of the house because I talked back for the first time in my life, but I honestly don't regret it at all. Since that happened I finally felt free. I realized how bad the environment I was living in actually was. I'm also going to therapy now and working on myself, I'm learning so much.
Wooow this explains so much during my childhood! Since I was 13 years old I had a feelin of anger that I was starving to express, being raised around a type of "Christian" passive aggressive parents there's no such place for anger, frustration, or any type of aggression, so a nasty Frankenstein I accidentally created is named sarcasm. Now I am solely working through the angers I held since my teen years and I have been feeling much better by practicing socializing and expression my emotions thru art and music. The most scary part is confrontation and I am willing to take that risk everyday and speak what is on my mind (I be sure to think thoroughly). This has helped me understand this behavior much more and Thank You!
I’m passive aggressive because my brother would always teas me, and when this would happen I would get defensive. Now a days someone could not even say something mean and I would get defensive and say something in a passive aggressive way.
This is actually highly insightful. Thank you for posting this, I'll be sure to learn from this, in understanding other people and attempting to change myself to get rid of this nasty habit.
No problem :) Glad you find it helpful!
Being passive aggressive doesn’t make anyone a good person. Because it destroys them and their sense of who they are.
it also destroys people’s view of them
Yea and im going to hell for that
It can be pretty good when used in art though.
And being passive aggressive doesn't make anyone a bad person, either. Therefore; interesting comment here.
I think deep inside they are very unhappy with themselves.
Im passive aggressive because the people i hate have power over me like teachers or employees i cant shout at them and call them names so i must find another way to take out my anger with denial its all ive got its the only power i have
GENIUS! I WILL SAY THAT THEY ARE A USELESS BEING IN A PASSIVE AGGRESIVE TONE!
“why SOME PEOPLE are passive aggressive 🙄”
ok and?
@@nikki4596 I dunno if you got it, but that's supposed to be a joke, that they're saying it passive aggressively
@@jans.g6033 Oh thanks ☺️
It depends on the severity of what someone has it as. Those who do it lots of the time are very toxic people.
Being passive-agressive isn't a problem, its a skill.
😂 explain?
Its actually useful skill to get ahead in the rat race. Every man for himself.
Why are Some Ppl "Passive Aggressive?"
1. They have "Passive Aggressive Personality" disorder.
2. It's easier than being assertive.
3. They desire revenge.
4. Anger is not viewed as "Socially Normal."
5. Hostility w/ a smile is less often called out.
6. They developed the behavior in childhood.
*_You're Welcome in advance._*
One of my friends is passive aggressive, and uses insults in a "joking" way.
I know 2. and 4. apply to me, sometimes 3. and possibly even 6.
I just realized I’m starting to become passive aggressive towards my little sister, I came here for something completely different but now I’ll probably watch myself more when I interact with her :/
I have a feeling I'm probably passive aggressive. If I am passive aggressive, it's because I'm trying to control my temper and not be overwhelmingly actively aggressive (think medieval)
I truly detest passive aggressive people. Passive aggressive people are not interested in finding solutions to their problems. I also realise that they don't appreciate me being honest about my feelings, cuz to them, the right thing to do is to bottle it so that you won't be a burden to everyone around you. Yesterday, I just called everyone out for not being communicative of their expectations and being petty. Everyone has a problem with everyone else, but no one is interested in solving it.
Stay around long enough and you will find they just vent about their problems and never strategize together to make any real change
In group dynamics, passive aggression usually arises from those with less power feeling very limited agency and psychological safety to resolve conflict openly. In my experience, passive aggression is almost always reactive and often weighed internally against more transparent/explicit approaches. Some communities/organizations are not worth the effort to change. Trust, if a group is large enough or has been around for a while, that you’re probably not the first person who has tried to fight tooth and nail for systemic change and improved psychological safety. If everyone has a problem with everyone else, it’s probably been that way for some time. A lot of people can burn out and choose to leave or find an insulated niche within the group that’s just tolerable enough not to leave altogether. I think it’s more realizable to find your allies within the group and if you can’t, ask yourself if this is a sustainable relationship for you at this point in your life.
Passive aggressive is used so much now because people are now being restraint from saying what they want because the society has put so many restrictions on what you should say what you shouldn't even against some wrong behavior so people become passive aggressive because they don't want to be ridiculed or termed as some ist phobe or insecure and fragile
No one:
Me watching to find out why I am the way I am:
That is so real
This is the video I actually needed. If you don’t learn to express anger in a healthy way it will drive you crazy. Thank you psych2go❤
A friend's mom taught her passive-aggression is safer cause her father would demand or order the mom to do something. If she said no or I don't have time, he'd rage - throw plates, slam doors even punched a hole in the wall. So she always said ok whatever you want honey and then would forget to do it, clothes accidentally got burned when ironing, a red sock accidentally got in the white laundry cause he had a fit about wanting his white tshirts and socks whiter. He wore pink instead of less white for weeks and she smirked about it. Complained dinner wasn't on the table when he came home and not only did she accidentally burn it but set the curtains on fire too. It was revenge on her part.
this is literally the best channel i have ever seen and solve the problems i am dealing with!!!
I'm passive aggressive towards a lot of things, the thing is, self improvement is a day-by-day challenge
Why do so many people view passive-aggression as socially acceptable?
It's highly manipulative, controlling, cowardly, & spiteful - and the epitome of 'control from the bottom'.
It's also done to ensure the aggressor cannot be rejected by the target, yet can fully reject / devalue / shame the target anyway.
Ultimately, it's a foolproof way of the aggressor avoiding responsbility for failing to set or maintain appropriate boundaries for themselves, or for refusing to enforce them.
Instead, projecting the blame onto the target via passive aggression enables them to escape their own culpability, fraudulently claiming the 'moral high ground' in the process.
If you're SO resentful about a thing.... either grow up & deal with it, or have the courage to say something.
- Stop expecting everyone to read your mind, it's not fair & it certainly won't make others like you.
Nobody likes a bully.
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My mom would always call me passive aggressive however never took the time to truly help me manage my frustration or anything to help it. This term was thrown around only when a disagreement came about and I spoke or decided I didn’t want to debate about my own feelings ( often times I would be told I’m wrong for feeling this way or that way) long story short I don’t think I’m truly passive aggressive I think I used some passive skills to keep me protected because I’m definitely no good at getting away with underline aggressive behavior... it actually is the thing I despise or because I can see right throw it.
My passive aggressive came from people being angry all the time, but in that moment I found that I can’t change people, I have to see them for who they are and what they show me. The level of disrespect was so extreme and put way too much pressure on me but without a doubt god got me. I’m happier now knowing that niceness is a weakness and kindness is a gift and I won’t change to fit in. Moral of the story is I’ve learnt to handle people and situations how they present themselves to me.
Passive aggressive people seem to want to piss others of without being vulgar or rude at the first side. So they be like: "well I guess you realized your point and flipped it because anger is all you're presenting but that was your initial Point right? I know your anger has nothing to do with me. So yet again I'm going to follow doctor C's advice. And just let you deal with your own anger because it has absolutely nothing to do with me.
And if you think I'm wrong here's dr. C to tell you that I'm not. I know you won't watch the video because you are going to refuse any logic that would contradict your own strong internal core belief." And if you can´t talk with them as if it´s a normal conversation you should check your mental health.
Because it is difficult for me to express my emotions, i often end up being alone and that hurts me a lot. That’s why I think I should please people and hell them with a smile to feel somehow normal and expect a return of acceptance in society, but when it does not, I feel triggered a lot that why did i put so much effort to make others feel so special, that why did they accept my effort to make themselves feel special if all they had to leave me one day making me feel that it was just a phase. This angers and eventually I burst into aggression and ruin the relationships. I lost one person who was so dear to me that I thought finally I found the love of my life, but because of this behaviour, i lost him forever.
I had a passive-aggressive "friend".. it just hurts when they seemed like holding a grudge to you secretly and wouldn't even try to understand when I'm trying to justify. I did try to understand them and I thought maybe, just maybe the root cause of that trait was their experiences. I tried listening to them when they're going through something but it felt like they can't do the same and their passive-aggression and being unapologetic ruined our friendship
I didn't know i was passive aggressive untill my ex boyfriend and best friend pointed it out and now im trying to get better
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I was talking to someone who was passive-aggressive like she would be nice then outta nowhere get mad at me when I didn’t do anything wrong. Then she says we’re friends and says I’m cute but her parents also yell at her so maybe that’s why.
I get triggered easily and instead of getting upset about every thing, I try to shrug things off. However I fear it is interpreted as passive aggressive behavior. Its about knowing how to pick your battles--not everything needs to be a fight. I don't need to love everything my boss or colleagues do...
LPD - Lazy Personality Disorder, which I see is really Passive- Aggressive. I don't think I would have connected those two. Great video.
They did not just entice me with that primogem.....
Nice job, when people need clarity it's a primary objective to simplify things.
Why are some people passive aggressive?
Me: because they joined a lot of debate competition? 🤔🤔
Usually it's picked up by the people they are surrounded by/how those people behave. What do you think?
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I'm having trouble to control this mood..
Love the Genshin Impact shipping/fanfic with Jean x Diluc and Klee. The artist is amazing and video was great
Been waiting for someone to say this lmao.
Due to my autism, i am unaware that im being passive aggressive until its too late. But that’s just how my genuine heart speaks when im upset and stressed. 😰😭💔
So well said! Totally true that being passive aggressive is way easier than being assertive and honest!
I've told people that I have boundaries and they don't seem to care until I go...KAAABOOOOM
4:41 Omg i can’t, they really made Jean and Diluc as Klee’s parents 😭😭
Im passive agressive bc i wasnt allowed to express myself at my dads growing up. He didnt want anything that would take away from the better parent title. Hed act surprised when i didnt want to be around and be with my mom.
I think passive-aggressive behaviors can arise in situations where the person who is upset does not feel they are in a safe place to talk about it. Those in a relationship with someone who doesn't exactly promote free speech may turn to other avenues of release. Deleting people from social media accounts, not doing a chore that benefits the offender, keeping conversation short and pointed are all behaviors that are technically passive-aggressive yet seem the only way to function for someone who must keep their feelings to themselves and build up walls between them and the offender.
I think most people feel similarly, but it is a serious problem and becomes passive aggressive BULLSHIT when people start intentionally targeting people and abusing them with it.
I even express my anger through smile and people think I am so calm and patience but it's not the truth 😂
Can’t be a True New Yorker without being passive aggressive 😂
If I were passive aggressive to my mother I would be short of one head or an eye
I think i am passive because i was trained to be. It was easier than being angry when others didn't respect my feelings (aka mom bringing up things 30 years after i told her to stop bring up one bleeping issue that always caused me pain...). Aggressiveness makes me hide and avoid the world... interesting thought huh?
I was once VERY passive agressive to a kid my age by ignoring every word he said to me because he was rude to everyone and he slapped me with no reason
@@Pimp-Master I was a very, very stupid 8 year old who was basically already the "I'm 14 and this is deep" subreddit. So I laughed and tapped him on the head
Now I realise, that I have been behaving this way with my small brother during a long time. After number 4, I understood, that in childhood, my parents and the others relatives always told me not to be angry at him, even whet I had real reasons, and I am pretty empathetic, so I often bottle up my bad emotions, because I'm afraid to hurt the others. And now, I've become passive-aggressive towards my brother. I can't control this, like I am annoyed of him even when he just says "Hi". And I think and fear, that he can feel my aggression. I'm really ashamed of that, and I hate myself sometimes for being like that. But before I've watched this video, I hadn't been knowing what am I feeling. Probably now it will be easier for me to control this. Once again, thank you
wow, now I really want to cry, because I feel so sorry for my little brother... yeah, he may be rude and mean to me, but he's like 9 years old... And he didn't deserve such a behaviour as mine:(
Growing up emotionally restrained is basically a one way-ticket to this kind of behaviour.
That + a couple more internal and personal issues.
As long as you don't use that as an excuse to justify your behaviour which is pretty toxic, and learn to be better from it.
Exactly.
It may be a struggle for some people who has dealt with this issue for far longer, but a slow process/progress of trying to become better, and come into terms with it, is better than no progress at all.
Yep. I was taught that expressing anger is not good and to avoid confrontation.
I know, me too…but that’s so problematic 😭💯
3:09 lolol thats an amazing ace attorney reference right there
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I am so passive aggressive.
I can't express myself. From young age I wasn't allowed to. If I was angry it was wrong and unaccepted. If I was excited my mom said I don't have manners. I should behave. Now I can not express any negative or positive emotions. I only smile shyly. Even when people have done me wrong, they never know how I feel about it cus I smile anyway.
I went to bed every night singing to myself "emotions are lies, emotions are not valid" because I never felt emotionally safe. Right now, I often feel aloof. Even if I try to express, I don't know where to start. So the only thing to do is to smile at everything.
Very unfortunate, I too, have some issues to work out with my emotions. I feel empty to them.
My issues with Passive Aggressiveness came from a father who would not allow me to express my anger or frustration when he would put me in no-win situations. I was not able to say, "No," not able to express myself about how I was feeling and couldn't stand up for myself against his rage. It was a very nasty situation where the only option I felt I had was to slip into Passive Aggressive behavior. It's awful to be constantly trapped in no-win situations and did not make my relationship with him a good one. He was a bully.
Yes my dad too
Whenever I get angry , my family always gets angry upon me for being short tempered and if I continue to argue they unite and low down me and at last they say ' you wasted our time and that you are responsible for making our mood bad
I mean even their behaviour is aggressive than why do they blame me
What is interesting to me is the use of lack of effort as passive aggression when I actually picked up that bad habit because of someone who is passive aggressive. Basically in an attempt to get someone to stop being that way with me I started doing things they didn't like right afterwards to get them to stop their passive aggression, does that mean that when exposed to that kind of person I became like them? They say that is what happens to narcissists, they were likely abused by a narcissist and adopted the personality style to cope with it, could passive aggression be the same? Especially because it is something used by narcissists frequently?
This happened to me too. I def picked up on major fleas from this person. I wasn’t passive aggressive at all before; instead I often got told I was very pleasant to be around (leaving out issues caused by depression and anxiety).
In dealing with narcissists, passive aggression may be the only option. But always best to try to nix any tit for tat merry go round to nowhere. It can decimate relationships.
There were many reasons throughout my childhood which hurted my mental health but the most disheartening one which broke my patience and resistence is when my privacy was continously invaded in a bad way eventhough they knew I can see them they continuous approached me with negative thoughts as if am thinking of such negative things in a bad way due to which at the end I broke my silence eventhough I didn't approached them with anger but with trying to explain the situation but they wouldn't listen to me and stay on their mindset towards things due to which I lost the characteristics of warm behaviour and turned it into rude and mean and selfish behaviour
If they refuse to listen to your point of view, or take you into consideration...it's time to leave. Seriously.
As a person who is passive-aggressive at times, this is accurate. I think the reason I do this is because I don’t want people to see how mad I am so I hide it away in with a "happy behavior.". It’s probably because how people tell me, why are you mad? Stop being mad! Or something, like I’m human let me express my anger ok? Also, when I’m angry and aggressive towards someone (usually someone smarter than me), they talk back. (Obviously because I’m a jerk.). Or they get hurt. And I don’t want that to happen! Usually the person I become aggressive towards starts having an augment with me, they are most likely very logical and reasonable unlike me who is irrational and stupid.
Usually, I’m just salty and annoyed at something. I don’t know why though, it just comes out with me knowing. I guess
I think many passive aggressive people are just insecure and lack the confidence to confront people for fear of being perceived negatively but come on it's SO obvious how they feel, its probably better to be honest.
Very true. Also people just want to put a shitty situation behind them as fast as possible. It can be such an epic waste of time to wallow in bitterness.
The person is actually full of anger but for some reason just cannot articulate it
I can be passive aggressive at times, but I usually save it for those who have driven me up the wall, to put it lightly.
That's perfectly normal for someone as mediocre as you.
*HAHA just joking bro*
@@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS I try not to be mediocre myself, but I find myself amongst many dipshits.
@@ZachDrake5960 only joking my friend 😉
Wow, this is exactly what happened at my former job. I have several health conditions simmilar to ADHD, anxiety disorder, and depression. People thought I was intentionally being passive aggressive which lead to workplace bullying. (Not everyone though, some people who I was able to connect with were nice)
I know I'm being hypothetical but sometimes I wish we could communicate telephatically so there would be no misunderstandings in the first place. Thank you for this video.
Damn, the channel has been growing like crazy. Amazing, great job as always.
Most of these apply to me and I will admit, I an passive aggressive
I think I am, at least sometimes, less than before that's it. What led me to it could have been my long-term depression and how my parents raised me🤔 it feels awful, I feel guilty, but at least I'm on the path to controlling it🙌🏻
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Our older sister used to punish us very cruelly whenever we express our feelings like anger, rebellious act etc.
Which result in bottling up of the emotions and from the past few months in my self improvement journey i have found out date I'm really passive aggressive,,,and after finding out that i was right I'll try to eliminate this behavior.
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i've been told i act passive aggressive when i didn't knew what hell it mean, situations? ignoring whomever screams at me as if they don't exist, still WTH
wow so that's why I'm passive aggressive is because I can't show anger to my little sister when she loses my stuff.
Okay I just searched up this question and you literally posted this answer 40 minutes ago... So cool.
Are you practicing LOA?
@@Psych2go While I do make sure to acknowledge three things I’m thankful every night, LOA wasn’t really the main reason I searched this up. It’s come to my attention I can be pretty passive aggressive... I just wanted to learn some things, about other people and myself. Your video of course helped :)
Hi Psych2Go team! I love your videos, they're so inspirational! I like watching them with my mom
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i just dont talk to people when im mad bc i k n o w i'll say something super hurtful in a passive-aggressive way and then deny my intentions. even after i avoid them i still have that lingering contempt but it isnt as bad as that 'heat of the moment' reaction where i go immediately to the most hurtful thing i can say while remaining ambiguous and i've tried working on it but i barely have the energy to distance myself from people im mad at, much less process my anger in the moment. it takes a lot to address my anger (to the person im angry at, myself included) even after i step away for a bit. i commend people who have worked through that. i remember when i was a sophomore in highschool and i was mad over something like not having enough time to practice for my driver's license or wtv and my mom told me to chill and i literally almost brought up her divorce with my dad because she was too busy with church stuff to practice with me as often as i wanted her to. i didnt say anything but i'll be damned if it didn't take all of my willpower not to do so. i'm glad i didn't say anything because i know it really would've hurt her and she didn't deserve it in any way. just, in that moment i wanted her to be hurt because i was angry and needed that release of aggression to feel above her. I'm completely aware that i have a problem and it has gotten me into trouble a few times but im not really sure how to go about it since it's not really about remaining calm for me. when im angry and around people i can usually think pretty clearly, but i want to hurt them back in some way. I know i dont actually want to hurt them but it's more like im seeking the satisfaction of winning something or defending my "honor". the only thing that stops me (unless it's me im mad at) is the fact that i know this person and i shouldn't hurt them because 1) it will come back to bite me in the ass and 2) they're people and no matter how bad i want to hurt them, no one wants or deserves to have something they've dealt or are dealing with thrown at them no matter what situation we're in, especially if it was traumatic for them (like my mom's divorce). n e ways i havent seen my therapist in a few months if you cant tell
Um... Having been on the giving-side of passive aggression... It was my most quite temper tantrum in an attempt to get their attention. Can't say it worked. Can say it was really immature.
I am passive aggressive too but I dont do it often now, when i want to express anger i go to a room that no one is in and let it out.
My mom is sometimes passive aggressive when she is angry, when I was younger I noticed I did it too and I had no idea why I did it. But when I got to highschool and I took ap psychology I learned about social learning and parenrental behavior on kids. I realized I got it from my mom. I'm not using this as an excuse to justify when I'm passive aggressive behavior, I'm going to try to fix it by expressing my feelings honestly and kindly when I need to.