<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Dis-acknowledgment changes the price of... > Dis-acknowledgment changes the price of disclosure. When enthusiasm is repeatedly met with minimization, diversion, or contempt, people learn that sharing joy is expensive and gradually remove important parts of themselves from the relationship. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Power of Tone — Acknowledgment, Conduct, and Emotional Atmosphere - Workbook|The Power of Tone — Acknowledgment, Conduct, and Emotional Atmosphere]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Dis-acknowledgment changes the price of disclosure. When enthusiasm is repeatedly met with minimization, diversion, or contempt, people learn that sharing joy is expensive and gradually remove important parts of themselves from the relationship.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-dis-acknowledgment-changes-parts-themselves-relationship ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->