Tag: silent treatment
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Counselor Reveals Four Toxic Behaviors That Ruin Relationships
No matter how hard you try to function as a perfectly reasonable and stable human, you are bound to express certain toxic behaviors. And that doesn’t make you a bad person. It’s just that emotions govern people, and it can be hard to be rational. Especially when it comes to romantic relationships, which are arguably…
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5 Signs of a Guilt Trip to Never Ignore
A guilt trip is a form of indirect communication that creates feelings of guilt or discomfort in the recipient. They are common in close relationships where each party cares about the other’s emotions. The manipulative tactic can be performed in other, more distant relationships but are less likely to incite guilt in either party successfully.…
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15 Ways to Respond When Someone Gives You the Silent Treatment
When an individual refuses to communicate with another person verbally, then they’re using the silent treatment. In some instances, an individual won’t even acknowledge your presence. Why are some folks apt to zip their lips rather than deal with the issues at hand? The silent treatment is a common tactic used in relationships, both romantic…
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11 Behaviors That Reveal a Passive-Aggressive Person
Have you ever felt like you were being targeted or treated incredibly poorly by someone but without any explicit or obvious evidence of a problem? The chances are that this individual was a passive-aggressive person towards you. Passive-aggression refers to behavior where an individual expresses anger or resentment towards others or situations indirectly. It can…