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Lexicon78 said:
My bf has been giving me the silent treatment again. I just don't know what's wrong with me anymore. I can't seem to do or say anything right.

Last night I cut while laying in bed while my bf was sleeping. I doubt he was sleeping...just laying there acting like he was sleeping because he was mad at me for something I did, even though I have no idea what it was.

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Holy Crap!!!

Have you been with this guy for long? Does he do this silent treatment often? Do you know what this is called? It is EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL and is what the Passive/Aggressive person does to control, control, control. Was there something he asked for recently of you, information, an item, etc., that you either said no to or wouldn't give him, or have you tried to take a next step which would take you out of his sphere of control? Think on it, replay the point in time that you first detected his silent treatment, something set him on this path to make you buckle under the pressure. This is why you're doing this to yourself.

One other aspect here, when you find the spot when he did this, (the info gathering or request) keep in mind that he's using this controlling silent treatment because he is afraid . All the things you think of yourself, he also beleives of himself. The difference is that he uses emotional blackmail (silent treatment) to punish you and feel more in control, while you try to control your environment by cutting yourself.

If you can do an internet search on Emotional Blackmail and see your BF there, think about who in your life before him did the same things to you.