Love and Abuse podcast

When they go silent and emotionally disconnect from you

29.11.2023

Love and Abuse

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When the emotionally abusive person goes silent in order to make you feel guilty and give them the attention they want, do they have a deeper motive of self-preservation? When abusers use silence to control you, there's a lot going on under the hood. In this episode, I share my personal history of using the silent treatment to control the people I claimed to love.

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