Are you getting the silent treatment from someone? Or are you giving the same thing to another? It’s a form of personal warfare. There is attack – and we all know what that is. Then there is withdrawal. You become indifferent and you want to distance yourself as punishment for the other person. How do we break this cycle? Well, we have to realize it’s not in everyone’s best interest. We need to reject old habits like that if we are going to change. If we just want to remain the same, struggling with relationships, then just keep doing it. Family is often where we do withdraw because we think we’ve gotten away with it before. Not true. If only our personal desires matter, then we are doomed to repeat bad behavior. We have to not want to be that person any longer. Then we can grow.