Practice mode
Respond to Silent Treatment
Step 1 of 10 · take your time
Take a breath
30s / 30s
Set the frame — the mindset
The silent treatment is a bid for you to do the emotional labor of two people. The nervous system panic you feel is real — but it is not evidence you did something wrong. Your job is to regulate yourself, not to end their silence.
Breathe. Read it twice. When you're ready, continue.