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“Conflict is not the enemy of connection. Avoidance is.” When we learn to engage with honesty instead of disappearing into silence, we give relationships a chance to grow. #emotionalintimacy #traumahealing #communication

Stonewalling Breaks Me

Stonewalling breaks me. I don’t bounce back from it. But I've repeatedly and predictably returned for more. Hopefully, for the last time. The silent treatment and banishment were the standard…

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Read more about the article Drawn to the Closed Door
Stonewalling feels like abandonment masked as calm—a silent disconnection that wounds deeply.

Drawn to the Closed Door

I’ve come to understand something about myself, and it’s both painful and clarifying: I gravitate toward people who use silence as a weapon. Stonewalling—cold, controlled, absolute silence—is a dynamic I…

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Read more about the article It Has Broken Me
A stark truth rendered in words—how narcissistic abuse isolates the scapegoat child.

It Has Broken Me

The Cycle Wins~ It has been deeply painful to not only have been judged from my earliest days, for my senstivity, my overwhelm, my limits, and that my existence has…

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