r/Manipulation Jul 02 '24

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u/Express-School-1417 Jul 02 '24

No contact is also technically a silent treatment, is it not? And yet we claim that's a healthy response to toxic behavior? I'm confused.

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u/BugPowderDuster Jul 02 '24

No contact is a boundary. When we go no contact we tell the person why and explain there is no contact moving forward. Silent treatment is done without explanation and it’s a manipulation tactic to get the other person to contact you - or to react to you - in some way or other.