Jillian Wilson is the Wellness Reporter at HuffPost. She started her career at Visit Philadelphia, where she wrote about things to do and see in the Philadelphia region. Since then, she has covered lifestyle beats like wellness, fitness, health, tourism and food, all with a strong service journalism angle. She is a graduate of Temple University.
You’ve probably given someone the silent treatment once or twice . You know the drill — you and your partner get into a heated argument that ends with hurt feelings and no resolution. Then it turns into a few hours, or even a day or two, of not talking., a licensed mental health counselor at Self Space Therapy in Washington.
But with the silent treatment, you plan to resume communication eventually, even if you yourself don’t know how long the silence will last. It’s “an undefined but temporary period of time,” Suffoletta said. Instead of giving someone the silent treatment, tell them you need some time to cool off — this way they'll know you need space and won't be left in the dark.Whether you’re giving the silent treatment to your partner, parent, child, friend or colleague, it’s bad for your relationships.
Ask yourself what you are hoping to accomplish by giving someone the silent treatment. Maybe you want someone to take accountability for something they did, or you want them to express remorse, or you want them to feel your absence, or you want them to show they care about you, Suffoleta said.
“I think it’s also important to know that sometimes giving the silent treatment initially can feel good ... it can feel comfortable,” Sagaram said. “It feels safer to withdraw and stop talking to the person than it does to actually approach them and say, ‘Hey, this hurt me, but I’m not ready to talk about it.’”But sometimes temporary discomfort is necessary for relationships to grow.
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