If they see that you are being bothered by the silence, they will prolong the silent treatment and it might even encourage them to use it another time.
People who use the silent treatment are narcissists who enjoy knowing that they are getting to you. The worst thing you can do when you are at the receiving end of the silent treatment is letting your partner see that their tactics are getting to you. Never beg.ĭon’t let your him see it is affecting you Don’t make your partner think that they are your entire world and that you are falling apart without them. The best course of action is giving them time to calm down and let the anger pass. No matter how badly you want to talk to them, don’t stoop to the level of begging for a response. Once you realize you are being given the silent treatment, accept that they have a right to react with silence and politely remove yourself from the ‘conversation’ and get away from them for a while if possible. Here are a few tips to help you deal with the silent treatment:Īttempting to prod the person out of their silence never works.
You should never accept the silent treatment as an acceptable behavior. Your partner may resort to the silent treatment in these four circumstances: When you refuse to acquiesce to his or her demands when you do or say something that hurts them and they refuse to accept any reasonably sincere apology when you have done something wrong but they won’t tell you what you have done to upset them leaving you powerless to make an apology and when they refuse to answer a question or statement that requires a response.
0 kommentar(er)
