Passive-aggressive tendencies are disruptive, embittering, and capable of producing significant self-doubt and insecurity. Typically, individuals resort to these behaviors to avoid confrontation or hide their own feelings of anger and resentment. When passive aggression rears its head in family or intimate relationships, certain methods of responding to it are more helpful than others.

Depending on how you react to a person who is passive-aggressive, you could be empowering them to learn healthier ways of handling and confronting their emotions—or you could be enabling them to continue self-destructive communication patterns that threaten their relationships. If you’re exhausted by trying to tiptoe around someone with passive-aggressive tendencies, it’s crucial to learn how you may be e

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