Silenced
What is Silenced?
The experience of having something important to say and choosing — or being forced — not to say it. Safety through smallness.
When you might feel silenced
Silenced is a specific form of suppressed, which itself is a type of masked. You might experience this feeling in situations where masked is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define silenced.
Emotional Hierarchy
Explore Silenced on the Interactive Wheel
Use our free interactive feeling wheel to explore silenced and discover related emotions.
Open Nervous System States WheelRelated Emotions
Deferring to others' wishes to avoid conflict — the fawn response says 'your com...
Giving way reflexively — not from generosity but from a deep-seated belief that ...
Showing a face that doesn't match the inner state — managing others' perceptions...
Smiling, agreeing, laughing — but from the outside in. A protective performance ...
Keeping your real feelings, needs, and reactions out of view to avoid the percei...
Shaping yourself around others' needs as a survival strategy — the nervous syste...