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Allen Wagner is aLos Angeles-based Marriage and Family Therapist, with over ten years of experience. He runs his private praciticeat Valley Village, California. Allen did his MA in Psychology and BA inFilm and Creative Writing. Previously, he worked at Children’s Bureau and Penny Lane Centers as a marriage and family therapist.
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Passive aggressive behavior has a deep impact on your mental health. A passive aggressive husband can be manipulative and toxic for you. Your husband may not realize it, but the truth is that his behavior is critical in damaging the relationship that you both have built over the years. Initially, it may take some time to understand how badly it affects you or the relationship, but soon you will reach a phase where you just can’t take it anymore. In this post, we discuss passive aggressive behavior and how to deal with it in detail. Read on to learn more. [mj-toc] What Is Passive Aggressiveness? Passive-aggressiveness is a behavior where people tend to avoid direct conflict and express their anger indirectly through sulking, procrastination, withdrawal, stubbornness, controlling, and sabotaging tasks (1). They are driven by the belief that displaying anger and being dismissive and hostile will show the other person they are hurt or enact a form of revenge. This...
No relationship is devoid of arguments and differences of opinion. But sometimes, quarrels may reach peaks and trigger verbal abuse in a relationship. For example, you have a bad-tempered partner or constantly fear being humiliated or called names. That means you are in a verbally abusive relationship. Although verbal abuse does not physically hurt, it could be equally or even more emotionally painful. Read on as we share details and signs you are in a verbally abusive relationship and ways to deal with it. [mj-toc]What Is Verbal Abuse In A Relationship? Verbal abuse is an emotional abuse that inflicts intense humiliation, denigration, and fear on the exposed person (1). It is a continuous criticism of one partner by the other. If your partner’s words are making you question your virtue and feel inadequate, stupid and worthless, then you are going through verbal abuse. Verbal abuse can range from something harsh like demeaning. In verbal abuse, the abuser uses words to...
