Deny Them, If You Must

Sometimes a message only comes across if it produces a void.

Have you ever wondered why so many people give each other the silent treatment?

It is because in creating a wound where there was once something intact, you draw attention. You make people crave the same stimulus they had before. Leaving a message on read and not answering it creates havoc in the other person. Staring at them and not answering their question makes them uncertain, it unsteadies their confidence. That’s why there’s so much power in a pause of silence before a response.