Hello Reader,
Have you ever found yourself having a conflict with someone, then a few minutes into it, realizing that you're getting nowhere fast? It's especially true when the someone you're engaging with is what we shrinks call "passive-aggressive"-- a slippery person whose hostility is largely unacceptable to them, so it's unconscious, and they go under the radar with their anger. Their "jabs" are often subtle but deadly. Their aggression often gets played out in what they don't do, or forget to do, but it still stings, and clings.
I think of it as "fighting with a Pitbull", and encourage you to avoid it if you can. There's no winning or happy resolution. You're dealing with someone who, like the Pitbull, is amazingly tenacious, locks on, and won't let go. So avoid them whenever possible, or at least, don't engage - you'll just end up bloody. Who are the Pitbulls in your life?........
Goodnight,
Susan Lager
PS. Tune in to my latest BlogTalk Radio episode, "Create The Life You Love", with Barbara Hofmeister, an international motivational speaker, and author of the bestselling book, "To Be Or Not To Be--The Choice is Yours". (If you look carefully, the BlogTalk Radio player is on the bottom right side of this page).
Have you ever found yourself having a conflict with someone, then a few minutes into it, realizing that you're getting nowhere fast? It's especially true when the someone you're engaging with is what we shrinks call "passive-aggressive"-- a slippery person whose hostility is largely unacceptable to them, so it's unconscious, and they go under the radar with their anger. Their "jabs" are often subtle but deadly. Their aggression often gets played out in what they don't do, or forget to do, but it still stings, and clings.
I think of it as "fighting with a Pitbull", and encourage you to avoid it if you can. There's no winning or happy resolution. You're dealing with someone who, like the Pitbull, is amazingly tenacious, locks on, and won't let go. So avoid them whenever possible, or at least, don't engage - you'll just end up bloody. Who are the Pitbulls in your life?........
Goodnight,
Susan Lager
PS. Tune in to my latest BlogTalk Radio episode, "Create The Life You Love", with Barbara Hofmeister, an international motivational speaker, and author of the bestselling book, "To Be Or Not To Be--The Choice is Yours". (If you look carefully, the BlogTalk Radio player is on the bottom right side of this page).
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