Passive-aggressive behavior is a form of covert control. Overt abuse, such as physical bashing, verbal raging, or name-calling, is easy to identify, but covert abuse, like shunning, slighting, ignoring, can be much more difficult to detect, though it is just as emotionally abusive. Passive-aggressive people express anger indirectly and seek to make their points in evasive, underhanded, or deceitful ways. While some people are unaware that they engage in such hurtful behavior patterns, others are quite intentional in their actions. The Bible makes it clear that … Read More >