Narcissism Glossary
Punishing with wordless silence (silent treatment)
🤫 The silent treatment is emotional abuse: refusing all response and ignoring someone indefinitely until guilt makes them surrender first.
It differs from pausing a heated conversation. A healthy pause announces its reason and sets a time to talk again.
It differs from pausing a heated conversation. A healthy pause announces its reason and sets a time to talk again.
Often seen in situations like these
👻 A bad mood buys days of your words going unanswered.
👻 Standing right beside you, they speak only to others — as if you weren't there.
👻 Standing right beside you, they speak only to others — as if you weren't there.
When this happens, try this
💡 First check whether any time or plan to resume exists. If the open-ended silence continues, holding your routine and your contact rules serves you better than hunting for the reason.