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Posts by Tiago Marcelo

Tiago lives in Barcelona and is the webmaster of the personal development blog Spiraling Up and also teaches English in three languages at English-Ingles. He enjoys reading, writing and spending time with his girlfriend.

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Moving Beyond Passive-Aggression: Stop Repressing Your Feelings

“Don’t let the fear of what people might think stop you from speaking your mind. Speak up, you deserve to be heard.” ~Unknown

I used to suffer from immense communication problems that manifested as passive-aggression. I had no idea how to get what I needed, and I often failed to express my desires.

My maladaptive response was to remain positive at all times, while burying my feelings and casting them into the back of my mind. It wasn’t the greatest time in my life, but it served as a valuable lesson more than a decade later, when I cleared …