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Posted On: October 29th 2026, 09:35 pm
Criticism. Contempt. Defensiveness. Stonewalling.
Gottman calls these The Four Horsemen—communication patterns that can slowly erode connection when they become habitual.
The point isn’t to diagnose your relationship from one argument. It’s to notice the pattern so you can interrupt it.
And yes—each one has an antidote. That’s next. 🤍
Excuse the laryngitis recovery 😜
#TherapySimplified #GottmanMethod #FourHorsemen #CouplesTherapy #Relationships
Gottman calls these The Four Horsemen—communication patterns that can slowly erode connection when they become habitual.
The point isn’t to diagnose your relationship from one argument. It’s to notice the pattern so you can interrupt it.
And yes—each one has an antidote. That’s next. 🤍
Excuse the laryngitis recovery 😜
#TherapySimplified #GottmanMethod #FourHorsemen #CouplesTherapy #Relationships
Comments (2)
2 days agorelvemaapp
Not diagnosing your relationship from one argument is such an important caveat. Noticing the pattern so you can interrupt it is far more hopeful than labeling it. Looking forward to the antidotes post.
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