“My mum gives me the silent treatment when I upset her”

What could be going on

Silent treatment: Fits if silence is used to punish or force you to apologise.

Passive aggression: Could be anger she can't say directly; check whether she denies being upset.

Emotional blackmail (fear, obligation, guilt): Check whether contact returns only when you give in.

Stonewalls in conflict: Fits if she shuts down mid-conflict, still in the room but unreachable.

Emotional flooding: A benign reading: she may withdraw because she's overwhelmed; check whether she comes back to talk.

Also said as

• my mother stops talking to me for days
• she ignores me as punishment
• parent who goes cold and silent after an argument
• why does my mum freeze me out
• mother uses silence to punish me
• my mom won't speak to me when she's annoyed