Cooling off is one thing. That’s human. You’re angry, upset, overwhelmed, so you take a bit of time to calm down, cool off and and come back to talk and find a way forward… That’s regulation and their is care and healing can begin in that silence… But the silent treatment! That’s a whole different ball game. That’s not space, that’s punishment. That’s someone saying “you don’t matter.”That’s them controlling you through silence. When someone is using silence to punish you - that is abuse. End of