Posted by bassman on April 21, 2006, at 11:38:15 [reposted on April 24, 2006, at 12:14:51 | original URL]
In reply to Re: dealing with passive aggression » bassman, posted by curtm on April 21, 2006, at 11:21:43
No, she doesn't want help and thinks that is just "her style"-that is, it's just her personality. She would never go to a therapist or take a med. She doesn't see her negativity as a problem-and suggesting that it might be is not good for the quality of my life, trust me. I have this theory that the more people need therapy/meds, the more resistant to them they are. If you are more "normal", you just say, "well, let's see if it helps...and I can always bag it if it doesn't". The part you wrote about just saying that things probably aren't as bad as they seems at the moment was helpful...
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