The Dr. John Delony Show My Husband and I Don’t Talk
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Apr 8, 2024 Topics discussed include a wife frustrated with her husband's text-only conversations, struggles with communication dynamics in relationships, navigating boundaries and mental health challenges, and overcoming personal struggles through self-care and support.
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Switch from Text to Talk
- Stop engaging with difficult conversations via text and instead invite your spouse to talk in person at a set time.
- Respond with calm, non-emotional messages like suggesting a later discussion to improve emotional intimacy.
Manage Emotional Reactivity
- Emotional reactivity to difficult news often worsens intimacy instead of fixing it.
- Creating a safe, warm home requires holding back emotional intensity when vulnerability is present.
Support Partner with BPD
- Be a steady, supportive partner to a spouse with borderline personality disorder and trauma.
- Attend counseling together to establish boundaries and keep children safe in difficult moments.