QUESTION:
Dear Dr. Heller,
Hello! Thank you for your concern about these important issues in psychology. I have one question. What can a person do who is the "victim" or "object" of someone else's passive aggressive behavior? Particularly if this behavior continues over a long period of time? More than 5 years? For instance: being in meetings with a person with passive aggressive behavior in which the manipulation by this person jeopardizes others. Leaving the situation is really not an option, so the person who is the "object" or "victim" of the passive aggressive behavior needs to learn healthy ways to stop the manipulation.
Thank you.
ANSWER:
It's extraordinarily difficult and painful. I'd highly recommend reading
"Your Erroneous Zones" and "Pulling Your Own Strings" by Wayne Dyer,
along with "Happiness is a Choice" by Barry Neil Kaufman and "How to Win
Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.
Counseling for you is an excellent idea.
