In my experience as a Clinical Psychologist working with couples, outbursts of anxiety may mean that the upset
partner feels invisible.
Not exact matches
Ironically, you
feel proud to have a refund check from your
invisible partner who gives you whopping 0 % return on your investment.
While she had a good client base including clients whom she had brought to the firm and excellent billings, she
felt that she was
invisible to most of the
partners.
More importantly, she did not want to become a
partner at a firm where she
felt excluded and
invisible.
Unsurprisingly, that kind of attitude makes
partners feel worthless,
invisible, unloved and undervalued, apart from the physical stress that a negative emotional environment can cause.
People who give their
partner the cold shoulder — deliberately ignoring the
partner or responding minimally — damage the relationship by making their
partner feel worthless and
invisible, as if they're not there, not valued.