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Four Days of Silence Over a Sentence I Did Not Say. | The Silent Treatment
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One misheard sentence at dinner, and then four days without a word. A first-person story about the silent treatment: using silence as punishment, and the long wait for an apology that was never going to be about the thing that happened.
Researcher John Gottman describes "stonewalling," shutting down and withdrawing during conflict, as one of the patterns that can damage relationships. The silent treatment is a related, deliberate form of withdrawal. This is one person's story, not a diagnosis or advice.
This is a fictional composite story told in the first person. Names, places and events are invented and do not describe any real person.
Researcher John Gottman describes "stonewalling," shutting down and withdrawing during conflict, as one of the patterns that can damage relationships. The silent treatment is a related, deliberate form of withdrawal. This is one person's story, not a diagnosis or advice.
This is a fictional composite story told in the first person. Names, places and events are invented and do not describe any real person.