Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man: Coping with Hidden Aggression--from the Bedroom to

Scott Wetzler

Jan 2011 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

With more than 100,000 copies in print, Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man draws on case histories from clinical psychologist Scott Wetzler’s practice to help you identify the destructive behavior, the root causes and motivations, and solutions.

Do you know one of these men?

The catch-me-if-you-can lover...

Phil’s romantic and passionate one minute, distant and cold the next.

The deviously manipulative coworker or boss...

Jack denies resenting Nora’s rapid rise in the company, but when they’re assigned to work together on a project, he undermines her.

The obstructionist, procrastinating husband...

Bob keeps telling his wife he’ll finish the painting job he began years ago, but he never seems to get around to it.

These are all classic examples of the passive-aggressive man. This personality syndrome—in which hostility wears a mask of passivity—is currently the number one source of men’s problems in relationships and on the job. In Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man, Scott Wetzler draws upon numerous case histories from his own practice to explain how and why the passive-aggressive man thinks, feels, and acts the way he does. Dr. Wetzler also offers advice on:

• How to avoid playing victim, manager, or rescuer to the “P-A”
• How to get his anger and fear into the open
• How to help the “P-A” become a better lover, husband, and father
• How to survive passive-aggressive game playing on the job

Living with a man’s passive aggression can be an emotional seesaw ride. But armed with this book, you can avoid the bumpy landings.

Ratings and reviews

ich habe das Buch auf deutsch. einiges stimmt. aber meines erachtens hat ein passi-aggressiver Mann Angst sich durchzusetzen. Laut diesem Buch ist er aber feindselig und will die Frau demütigen. Das Buch beschreibt eher eine Persönlichkeitsstlrung, statt den üassiv-aggressiven Mann. mir fällt auf, dass viele Psychologen immer und immer wieder pathologisieren.

Insightful, informative, easy to read and reread! Conveys caring the sufferer and compassion to those who suffer with the behaviors.

I think this book has brought confirmation to my current situation... So informative.. justifiying... liberateing ... YEEaaassss

About the author

Scott Wetzler, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in New York and associate professor of psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center. He lives in New York City.