Hello, It involves refusing to speak with someone blocking their phone number blocking them on social media ignoring them in person avoiding any interaction with them abruptly disappearing from their life with no explanation. The silent treatment is a refusal to verbally communicate with another person, a way of withholding connection. He was widowed almost a year ago unexpectedly. When ostracism becomes chronic, psychological effects include isolation, helplessness, depression, low self-worth and aggressive behavior. This is not the first time. MNT is the registered trade mark of Healthline Media. 4. The more we show them that we can be with their anxiety and trust in their brave, the more they will learn to do the same. Make a plan for how youll talk to each other when things get heated and how youll avoid the silent treatment moving forward. Im not really sure what to do. Suddenly he stopped responding after the incident as well. All rights reserved. I was and have been devastated as well as quite heartbroken. He recontacted me me nearly 2 months ago to see me. I loved him more than anyone, maybe not in the way he thinks but I do loved him in my own way. I had one good friend I met him in one of the trips. Today its exactly 7 months and 2 days, this got worse, he kept giving me cold shoulder and silent treatment for last 3 weeks and I noticed a pattern that every weekend he would not reply me at all but weekdays he is back again. Its a long distance rlshp so weve managed to meet twice only. Worse yet when he decides he wants to be back to being a good family he will be very cooperative and sweet and then you will really be confused, angry, and have false hope will set in only for a huge disappointment to follow. ;3A1<:;B82>5@3=7065",o="";for(var j=0,l=mi.length;j