Tag: and I know this cannot continue. I am now putting you on silent. I will not contact you again unless you contact me. I will un silence you whenever I am Ready to talk more

I have been thinking about contempt. That is one of the hazards of therapy school. You learn a name for something, and suddenly you begin seeing it everywhere—not because everyone around you has suddenly changed, but because your eyes have. John and Julie Gottman describe four communication patterns that can become particularly destructive in relationships:…