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Articles: My Thoughts | THE SILENT TREATMENT
- Raj Alone
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Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. - Martin Luther King Jr.
I call ignorism as 'The Silent Treatment' and for sure it carries a cost! The next time you decide to give a spouse, friend, co-worker, or child the silent treatment please do think again! Instead of hurting them, you're robbing yourself of valuable mental energy!
The silent treatment is used regularly in as many as 75 percent of marriages and romantic relationships, because people know that ignoring hurts people. Getting the silent treatment, drives people crazy. 'They would rather be screamed at than ignored'.
Everybody has a fundamental need for human attachment. We are biologically programmed and socialized to communicate with people and to express our ideas to each other.
Giving people the silent treatment takes a lot of energy, despite the relatively short time they spent in their daily life. This suggests that ignoring others can have some short-term effects on one's ability to regulate their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
We thought it would be difficult to ignore someone whom you like, but it would be easy to ignore someone you didn't like. It did not matter whether a friend or foe was on the receiving end of ignorance. It was still hard for them to ignore the other person.
For the most part, it's best for everyone just to talk.
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