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fromFast Company
1 week agoThis is what to do if you experience professional ghosting
Professional ghosting—abrupt, unexplained cessation of communication—occurs in workplaces and can erode confidence, trust, and career opportunities.
Heather, a 40-year-old woman from the US, describes this tension as leaving her feeling "empty, sad, and temporarily empowered, but always craving more." When engaging in casual sex, she regularly tried to turn off her emotions, which felt like "cutting off a part" of herself. Her description of the negative side of hookup culture is consistent with a little-researched condition called postcoital dysphoria (PCD), where people report negative emotions like tearfulness, sadness, or irritability after sex.