Pathological Antagonism

There is something that one -- unfortunately -- encounters in ministry. Pathological antagonism. There will always be criticism. Some of it will be courteous, some less so -- but it would usually be a mix of praise and blame from any given individual. One knows that something is badly wrong when there is no praise and all blame, all the time. One calls that (there is something about it here): Pathological Antagonism. It is "pathological" because it indicates psychological ill health. OBSERVATION: I once asked such a person: "Is there anything positive you can say?" The reaction was stronger than I expected. They were tongue-tied. They were shocked. They couldn't think of a thing. That is not normal.