When dealing with toxic or abusive people, reacting emotionally often gives them exactly what they want, attention, control, or a sense of power. The grey rock method is a strategy some people use to ...

Claudio Abilio had hoped to move on after ending a relationship she described as toxic and emotionally abusive. But continued interactions — for various reasons — became fraught with tension and drama ...

Dealing with a narcissist, or even any kind of antagonistic person, can be challenging to say the least. It’s hard to communicate effectively with someone who actually isn’t committed to conflict ...

Sometimes the best way to communicate is to do less of it. Source: kieferpix/iStock Ending a relationship with a narcissist is often challenging but will hopefully lead to a great sense of relief.

Have you heard of “gray rocking”? University of Virginia psychology professor Bethany Teachman says the approach to dealing with difficult people popularized in social media right now is not new. “It ...

Jenn H. always had a rocky relationship with her mother. “As a kid, I tried to blend into the background, but there were still a lot of outbursts and anger that upset me a lot,” she says. “When I was ...

There are many effective tactics for dealing with a difficult person—whether they're a gaslighter or emotional manipulator—but one method in particular stands out. The "Grey Rock Method" has gained ...

It involves keeping comments and responses to antagonistic individuals short, boring, and emotionally uninvested. And, ...

The holidays are a time of merriment, festivity — and, for many, tense family gatherings. People think, ”’How do I deal with relatives who, at times, are intrusive or trigger me or say things that are ...

As we round out the first quarter of this year, which has felt at some points like a century, let’s spend a little time talking about mental health and how to handle the things life throws at you. The ...