🌿 When Silence Follows the Storm
You argue. Voices rise. Emotions spark. And then… one person just goes quiet. No reply. No expression. Just a heavy silence. 💭 To others, it might look like avoidance, ego, or punishment. But if we pause and look deeper, we often find something else: emotional shutdown. --- 🧠 What’s really going on when someone goes silent after a fight? 🔹 Emotional overwhelm 👉 The nervous system goes into “freeze” mode — not knowing how to react, so it just… shuts down. 👉 Silence isn’t always control — sometimes, it’s survival. 🔹 Fear of escalation 👉 Some people have learned that fighting back only makes things worse. 👉 Staying silent feels like the safest option to protect peace — even at the cost of their own voice. 🔹 Shame or self-blame 👉 “Did I go too far?” 👉 “I hate how I sounded just now.” They might be fighting their own inner critic — not you. 🔹 Learned behaviour from childhood 👉 If they grew up in a home where expressing emotion led to punishment, silence becomes their go-to copi...