How Do You Deal with Passive Aggressive People In Your Life & Work?

Hi all – I’ve been dealing with a situation where I have a colleague that seems quite passive aggressive. They are an authority figure, and I really noticed it when bringing up a concern directly in hopes of understanding how to fix an issue better. Their (few) responses led me to overthinking significantly, and eventually I began to realize that maybe it wasn’t worth it. I wanted to pose this question to the greater Reddit community to learn how to connect with this personality type better without stressing myself out. Please let me know your experiences and how you’ve been able to succeed with this!