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TEXTS & COMMUNICATION · 0:18

I need a minute before I answer that.

“I need a minute before I answer that.” A pause may be an attempt to respond more carefully. Try this: Okay. I will give you a minute. Please tell me when you are ready to continue. Try Decode My Text through the link in bio. Self-help only — not therapy, diagnosis, or emergency support.

Three takeaways

  1. A pause may be an attempt to respond more carefully.
  2. Reading the pause as punishment or withdrawal.
  3. Demanding reassurance while they are still regulating.
  4. Okay. I will give you a minute. Please tell me when you are ready to continue.

Video transcript

You said: I need a minute before I answer that. A pause may be an attempt to respond more carefully. Reading the pause as punishment or withdrawal. Try this: Okay. I will give you a minute. Please tell me when you are ready to continue.