What does it mean when a guy gives you silent treatment?

The silent treatment (also known as withholding) is used to punish and regain control of a person. It may feel good to ignore your partner when you feel slighted but, it keeps you from finding real solutions to the problems that are bugging you the most.

How does the person giving the silent treatment feel?

If you’re on the receiving end of this kind of treatment, you might feel completely ostracized. People who use the silent treatment as a means of control want to put you in your place. They’ll give you the cold shoulder for days or weeks on end to achieve those goals. This is emotional abuse.

What to do when you get the silent treatment?

Show the person that you are doing fine, even with them giving you the silent treatment. Be nice to them even if they aren’t being nice to you. Even if they give you the silent treatment, continue talking to them. Act as if nothing is wrong.

What happens when you give a narcissist the silent treatment?

When a narcissist uses the silent treatment with someone, they take it to the extreme. A narcissist may refuse to speak to or even acknowledge someone for great lengths of time- and then demand an apology that is out of proportion to the perceived offense.

When you should use the silent treatment?

Getting the silent treatment (cold shoulder treatment) If your partner seems to have stopped talking to you out of the blue or after a fight , clearly the two of you are having a conflict – even if you weren’t aware that you’d done something ‘wrong’.

Why do narcissists use the silent treatment?

All narcissists use the silent treatment as a way to validate and assess the amount of control they have over a person. Typically, the victim would ask a narcissist what is wrong, why are you ignoring me, etc. This gives the narcissist power and control.