Weight Loss Winformation
Welcome to Weight Loss Winformation: The Podcast, where weight loss surgery patients learn healthy coping skills for dealing with the emotional and psychological issues related to living an amazing post-op life. Learn to avoid regain and how to lose post-op regain! Hosted by Dr. Connie Stapleton, a licensed psychologist with many years of experience sharing practical skills for improving your post-op relationships: with food, with other people and most importantly, the relationship you have with yourself! Be sure to check out the entire BariAftercare program for successful post-op living at www.bariaftercare.com.
Weight Loss Winformation
Episode 96: Passive-Aggressive Communication – A No Win for You, Your Relationship and Your Weight
“I’m not mad!” she shouts as she throws her backpack and slams the door while leaving you shaking your head. Passive aggressive behavior… when words and non-verbal communication don’t match. Sadly, we’re all probably fairly competent when it comes to this sort of communication. How does passive-aggressive behavior interfere with the weight loss process? To begin with, there’s a lot of emotional eating associated with saying things we don’t really mean and then acting them out in a way that displays how we really feel. We also damage relationships with passive-aggressive behavior and risk destroying receiving much-needed support in our health journey. Listen in and learn more!
Be sure to go to www.bariaftercare.com and sign up so you can hear the second part of BariAftercare’s Communication Styles and Your Weight. Now, let’s get started!
Resources:
7 tell-tale signs of passive-aggressive behavior, plus how to respond and address it in yourself
Passive-Aggressive Behavior
9 Phrases That Make You Sound Like a Passive Aggressive Jerk
The worst passive-aggressive phrases, according to Americans
17 EXAMPLES OF PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR
4 Strategies for Dealing with Passive-Aggressive People
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