my partner shuts down every time we have an argument. it can take days until he feels calm enough or until he’s understood his feelings properly. sometimes it feels unfair to always wait on him
2025-02-18 00:22:11
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ALBINA :
I do this because as a child I was not allowed to express my anger at all
2023-10-25 11:04:26
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Chris Byars :
sometimes it's cause there's no point in talking when nobody is listening. like when she says she's trying to have a convo but really it's a monologue
2023-06-09 03:56:12
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Dani Carr :
It’s not fair the anxious person has to wait as well
2024-12-15 04:43:03
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ashli jones <3 :
What if it’s a continuous avoidance? I feel as if I’m talking to a wall. The harder I push for him to communicate, the more upset and withdrawn he gets. But if I remain stoic it is pushed under 1/2
2024-07-08 08:14:01
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Faboo754 :
I am the one that shuts down. My husband will keep pushing me until I frustratingly explode. I have honestly given up because I am mentally exhausted.
2023-05-12 02:56:28
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Adrian Munguia :
My partner does this constantly and I end up being the person that made the situation worse because I'm actually telling him how I feel inside. He ends up shutting down & continues for days.
2024-07-26 14:14:25
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Laya :
Nope. He’ll ignore me for days, apologize, and then it happens again and again.
2024-10-14 11:42:33
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Christalxoxo__ :
What if you do this but then when you come back to talk about it it just blows up again…
2023-05-09 06:46:55
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𖣂joes gf𖣂 :
okay but as one of these people who go stone cold like that, how do you find a way to communicate what you felt to them without starting to get-
2023-10-29 08:52:41
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jessiesgirl85 :
There is silence and silent treatment. The latter is abusive.
2023-11-27 03:46:33
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Les🧸 :
Done this w my parents and it’s ruining my relationship w my s/o
2023-05-03 02:46:21
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Cassie|Paranormal 👻 :
I'm going through this, he won't talk I let it cool down for days and he still says things like idk what your talking about but continues to treat me different everyday since our fight.
2024-07-12 22:01:06
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leneabridgerton :
I didn't know this had a name. I tend to do this.
2023-03-20 17:15:55
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KDB :
When I disengage its because I am internalizing the situation. Trying to regulate my emotions.
2023-11-04 20:35:42
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Magdalina Renaldo :
I do this bc at some point I feel I’m not being heard
2023-10-08 22:05:40
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Dani Carr :
When you’re anxious this is very hard
2024-12-15 04:42:50
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Akih Pamulih :
I can't even ask him when he shut down. He just prefers to pretend nothing happen. When I asked him how he felt, he just shut down again
2023-11-25 16:24:27
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iimloou :
when you base your expectations on only what you can see, you blind yourself to the possibilities of other probability- (just got this from an author)
2024-01-14 15:51:50
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Buffy1978 :
No they get no excuses!
2023-06-15 13:33:24
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Miranda McLoughlin :
What if they do it every single time you both are fighting
2023-08-30 20:57:54
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Aesthetic Dev :
you just explained me to me, thank you ❤️
2023-08-22 22:50:38
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Mia Nicole165 :
This is how I literally act and I had no idea why. I would feel so overwhelmed I couldn’t even talk at all.
2024-05-03 13:52:57
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user6277168498260 :
what about when they just block you during an argument & it's been over an month
2024-02-10 02:47:17
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