Narcissism Glossary
shutting the conversation down (stonewalling)
🧱 Stonewalling describes the situation where every attempt to address a problem meets silence or an emptied chair — until conversation itself is walled off.
Often seen in situations like these
Raise the household finances, and the phone comes out — or they walk out the door.
When this happens, try this
💡 Rather than pleading or following them to pry the words out, stop that conversation. See whether a time and terms for resuming can be set — and if the refusal continues, decide your own next move in advance.