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"Stonewalling is a refusal to participate in communication or connection in a relationship.
In its simplest form, it may be the silent treatment." #quote
In its simplest form, it may be the silent treatment." #quote
"Stonewalling the term actually takes in a lot of territory
and it represents things and feelings that it brings up, like abandonment and a refusal to participate in the relationship." #quotes
and it represents things and feelings that it brings up, like abandonment and a refusal to participate in the relationship." #quotes
"Now the most classical presentation of stonewalling is in fact the silent treatment,
which describes when you talk to a person and they literally do not respond,
you're talking to them and they do not respond,
that's the silent treatment." #quote
which describes when you talk to a person and they literally do not respond,
you're talking to them and they do not respond,
that's the silent treatment." #quote
"Stonewalling however can take other forms it can manifest as a person who walks away when you are talking
or somebody who does not respond to a message an email or call repeatedly." #quote
or somebody who does not respond to a message an email or call repeatedly." #quote
"especially when it happens because they do not want to respond to the conversation
or the issue that's being discussed." #quote
or the issue that's being discussed." #quote
"Understand stonewalling is not someone taking a moment before they respond
it's not someone just simply holding back on responding because they need a moment so they don't react and so that they can provide a response that's not hurtful,
no
that's not what stonewalling is"
it's not someone just simply holding back on responding because they need a moment so they don't react and so that they can provide a response that's not hurtful,
no
that's not what stonewalling is"
"Stonewalling is unhealthy" #quote
"Stonewalling occurs when a person does not want to deal with the issue being discussed in the relationship at that time.
That issue may, for example, be emotionally evocative." #quote
That issue may, for example, be emotionally evocative." #quote
"it may also require a person having to take responsibility for something and its something that's very uncomfortable,
the topic is something that's very uncomfortable for the stonewaller,
which is why they withhold communication
and basically shut things down." #quote
the topic is something that's very uncomfortable for the stonewaller,
which is why they withhold communication
and basically shut things down." #quote
"Stonewalling can also take the form of someone saying,
I'm not going to talk about that.
I refuse to talk about that.
and if you bring it up, I am going to walk away.
so stop talking about it." #quote
I'm not going to talk about that.
I refuse to talk about that.
and if you bring it up, I am going to walk away.
so stop talking about it." #quote
"Stonewalling stops the conversation,
it effectively silences the other person or people in this exchange
and it results over time in issues never being
discussed or resolved
as well as sort of this kind of sense of censorship in the relationship." #quote
it effectively silences the other person or people in this exchange
and it results over time in issues never being
discussed or resolved
as well as sort of this kind of sense of censorship in the relationship." #quote
"Stonewalling is the ultimate form of manipulation
it can often result in so much discomfort that the other person just relents." #quote
it can often result in so much discomfort that the other person just relents." #quote
"stonewalling has been considered by some to be a form of gaslighting
because it does cause you to doubt your reality and distorts your reality." #quote
because it does cause you to doubt your reality and distorts your reality." #quote
"but ultimately stonewalling is a manipulation tactic, it is cruel
and it is a favorite tool of abusers who are
truly committed to avoiding responsibility." #quote
and it is a favorite tool of abusers who are
truly committed to avoiding responsibility." #quote
