Read ahead to learn how to be less passive-aggressive and improve your interpersonal relationships.

Amental health professionalcan help guide you through these changes.

If someone in your family uses passive-aggressive communication,family therapycan help.

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A Word From Verywell

Passive-aggression is not a healthy way to communicate your feelings.

Published 2018 Oct 10. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01843