I FORCE myself to be passive aggressive simply because I think it's ironically becoming a dominant trait. No one appreciates honesty and confrontation anymore, you know? People SAY they do, but the truth speakers - regardless or how diplomatic they are - always get dumped on. The messenger will continue to get shot, so to speak.

The good news about their type of behaviour is it's easy to "worm" your way back in. all you need is time and to IGNORE the issue. What's the point in trying to help them when you're so outnumbered? You'd need someone in your corner for your efforts to be of any use.

It's munfortunate that you're being shunned and that they're like this, but just because they're passive and "troubled" in your eyes doesn't mean there's anything wrong with them.