Relationship Patterns – Keeping Quiet – Does It Work?
Are you a peace-loving person? Do you evade conflict in your relationship? Are you inclined to withdraw when someone argues with you? Your motive for withdrawing into silence is noble – you don’t want to cause more problems and therefore it’s better to keep quiet. Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror when you are giving the other person the silent treatment? Look at your facial expression and your body language. It probably makes the other person feel utterly helpless, angry or frustrated, which consciously or unconsciously is your aim anyway. Is silence a sound strategy though? Does it work for you in the long term? Does it improve your relationship? Hardly likely. The person who lives with your sulk may interpret it as a method of punishment, obstinacy, disdain, criticism, rejection or “S/he doesn’t love me anymore”. There will be some retaliation. You will be tried or punished in some or other way and mutually destructive game can go on for a long time. We all tend to read
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