Try: Even if being direct with the cr results in an apology confession or resolution for change realize that people with this personality problem hate confrontation and will say just about anything to shut others’ up don’t believe a change in the cr’s behavior until the caregiver (cg) sees it multiple times

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Behavior Challenging, Communication, Emotional Psychological

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References: how to deal with passive-aggressive relatives 2008 available at

Keywords: Passive aggressive sarcastic remarks hurt feelings critical fake apology

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed