Mental health experts now believe that ghosting is associated with negative mental health effects on the person on the receiving end of the ghosting.
Ghosting has also been described by some mental health professionals as a passive-aggressive form of emotional abuse or cruelty.
This is because ghosting shatters self-esteem, and the hurt can be as sharp as physical pain. This is also due to the fact that the same areas of our brain become activated when we experience rejection as when we experience physical pain.
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