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Silence and pauses

Silence can be support or punishment. This is about which yours is.

25 statements, about 4 minutes

What the result will show

  • Pausing stopping before answering a hard question
  • Silence as support being quiet next to someone who is upset
  • Silence as punishment whether silence becomes punishment
  • Comfort with quiet how quiet with someone close feels
  • Filling the gap what you say only to avoid a pause

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1I pause before answering a hard question
2I answer instantly, without thinking
3A pause helps me say it more precisely
4A pause in conversation makes me anxious
5I can stop mid-sentence when I realise it is wrong
6I can sit quietly with someone who is upset
7I talk too much when someone is grieving
8I let people talk themselves out without comment
9My quiet presence calms rather than frightens
10I rush to advise just to avoid silence
11When hurt, I stop talking to the person
12I use silence as punishment
13I say I need time instead of disappearing
14People close to me read my silence as anger
15I come back to the conversation myself
16I am at ease in silence with someone close
17Silence in company feels awkward to me
18I do not rush to fill every pause
19I put on background noise to avoid quiet
20I can be quiet without feeling strange
21I say unnecessary things to avoid silence
22I break a pause with a joke
23I watch that I do not talk more than the other
24After talking I regret what I said too much of
25I notice when it is time to stop

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