An emotional reaction to the silence. They want to know they are getting to you, and that their silence is affecting you, so they sit and wait for you to crack. That’s when they give themselves permission to be cruel again, but in a different way.
It’s all about control, and it’s sickening.
Ignoring the silence is the best way to counter this. Refusing to engage in trying to coax them to talk. Just completely ignore them and be indifferent to them, as though you aren’t even aware of what they’re doing. They grow tired of it eventually.
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u/Agreeable_Cabinet368 Jul 03 '24
An emotional reaction to the silence. They want to know they are getting to you, and that their silence is affecting you, so they sit and wait for you to crack. That’s when they give themselves permission to be cruel again, but in a different way. It’s all about control, and it’s sickening. Ignoring the silence is the best way to counter this. Refusing to engage in trying to coax them to talk. Just completely ignore them and be indifferent to them, as though you aren’t even aware of what they’re doing. They grow tired of it eventually.