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Feb 2020
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What to Do When You've Been Ghosted with...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Ghosting is a heartbreaking fact in the modern dating world. It’s when a friend or someone you’ve been dating disappears from contact with no explanation. Ghosting can shatter self-esteem and hurt just as much as physical pain. Our guest is psychologist Jennice Vilhauer, PhD, who wrote the popular Psychology Today articles “Why Ghosting Hurts So Much” and “D ... Show More
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