Emotional disconnection & distance
“Emotional disconnection is the biggest single factor in divorce.”
Steven Stosny, Ph.D. Anger in the Age of Entitlement
When we feel disconnected emotionally from our partner, we may be left feeling hurt, alone, angry or hopeless. Many times we compound this problem by complaining, criticising or attacking our partner, or hiding our fear and hurt behind withdrawal.
By moving away from these painful feelings, we often appear emotionally shut-down, aloof and dismissive. Working to identify these and other patterns in your relationship, you and your partner can come to feel more emotionally connected.
Your counsellor can assist you to work out how and why this emotional distance happens in your relationship, and understand what gets in the way of you and your partner reconnecting.