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Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Sabrina Zohar Show. My name is Sabrina Zohar and I am your host. Hi, babies. Welcome back. It's Friday and today. Oh, we got a special episode, y'. All. I'm gonna tell you more about it, but we're just gonna go and say this is telling you what your texting patterns show about your dating and relationship patterns, and I'm gonna give you so much personal experience, it's ad nauseam. Guys, as always, thank you for being here. Thank you guys for rating and reviewing the show, sharing it with your friends, putting it in group chats. All I ask is just please speak with kindness to commenting and leaving reviews and things like, we're here. You're allowed to say whatever you want. We just asked for the community to be a safe place for everybody to come to. And it's okay, guys. As always, if you need anything, link in bio. You can join a course. You could work one on one. You can ask a question, or you can subscribe for ad free. Some of you guys have issues with the ads, and that's totally fair. Who likes them? I pay for cable and I still have ads, but for four bucks a month, you can get the show ad free if you'd like. And if not, thank you for supporting our sponsors who help us keep the show free for you. Guys. Guys, without further ado, let's get right on into it, shall we? Okay, I have my phone out today. And you know why? Because this past a few weeks ago is about the time this even comes out. Ryan and I went to New York and it was my first time bringing somebody back to New York in general. Right? Like, just bringing anybody romantic back. And I think there were so many moments in New York that I wished I had had somebody like Ryan with me. And so I was super stoked. I didn't shut the fuck up about this trip before we were going. And I got everything. Like, for anybody who wants New York recs I got you. Don't go. Forget to go to Ivan Rame. Go to Kiki's for Greek. Go to Supermoon Bakery. There are just so many amazing places in Brooklyn and in the city that we were exploring. And it brought a lot of tears for me. I cried every few blocks. At some points, I was going around being like, clem and I used to go here, and Clem and I used to go there. And it was really weird for me because I was between the version that I'm becoming and the version that I was. And so I was there to see. Holy smokes, dude. Like, you really have grown a lot. Holy shit. And, like, at one point, we were walking, because I used to live in Williamsburg, and we were walking towards the hotel, and I just beelined towards my old apartment. I, like, didn't even realize. It was just so conditioned in me. And for anyone watching, I'm wearing my Clem shirt because I got it from the bar there. But I think that the reason that this trip was so hard was because I think a part of me thought that I was gonna go back and Clem would be there, that maybe I'd wake up and this was all a dream. None of this happened. And me and my baby are just sitting by the water together. And that didn't happen, unfortunately. So instead, what I did was I celebrated the fuck out of him, and I just told stories, and I got a new photo. For Anyone watching on YouTube right now, I got a new photo framed of me and him. And I just promised him I was gonna make him proud. I promised that to him when he died. And so I hope if he's watching right now, that I've done that and that I can help create safety for you guys in the same way that Clem helped create safety for me. And I'll be honest, I've been struggling really hard. I've been struggling with friendships. I've been struggling with just people in la, with connecting with people, with going back into my old core beliefs. Like, did I do something wrong? I don't get it. What's wrong with me? And that's the reason I share this, is because you're so fucking human for experiencing these types of things. I'll give you an example, because that's why. So today's episode, the reason I did it is what I just. When we were in New York, I was with my best friend Raquel, and she's been with me since COVID since before any of this. Before I. When I was really just getting into Doing the work. Like, I met her right after my ex and I had kind of, like, separated, and we were going over, and she was like, dude, you were in your heyday, fucking gnarly with the texting and all that. And I said, you know what? I'm gonna go through our chat and I'm gonna pull all of the text to show you guys where I came from, what I used to do. And I put it in a little bit trajectory. It starts with, like, the days where that weren't as great. And I don't even have those. Like, that was am aging myself. But that was before we were screenshotting and sending each other texts. Like, this was, you know, early 20s. Like, texting wasn't that big. We were still fucking going out and meeting people. And so I don't have a lot, but I was able to find some. And the reason I also wanted to have this episode is I wanted to share a personal experience that I made a new friend. And I was so excited about her. And she is somebody that I created castles in the skies before I met. Honestly, I didn't know why she wanted to hang out with me. And that was my first core belief of like, who am I? Why you want to come meet with me? And it was like, because my brain. My mom called me an idiot this morning. She said, he's stupid, and she said it with love. But my brain couldn't comprehend that that person genuinely wanted to be friends with me. And we had the best time at dinner. We had so much fun. And when I left, she and I were texting, and I was like, oh, my God, we should hang out again. And I personally have to rein it in and, like, not over give because, like, I can literally be out. Even my friends have all been like, dude, I can see your generosity. Like, I'll take a shirt off and put another one on if you say you like it. And for me, it's always been, what can I give you to make you feel loved? And after, I didn't hear from her for a couple of days. And so I text and I was like, hey, do you want to hang out? And I didn't hear from her for five days. And in that five days, every single thing that you guys write in happened to me. And I'm not going to bullshit you. You know where it started? When I went to the text and I started going, hmm. But there's. The longest she's ever taken was 23 minutes to respond back to me. And it's been 40 now. And I Stopped myself. And I was like, holy shit, dude, you're on the loop already. I could see it. And for five days, I went through the phase. Right? At first, I confused and I didn't really understand it. And then I went into sadness and then into acceptance and into, hey, you know, it's okay. Like, it's like dating. Just because you had a really good time doesn't necessarily mean they did. But you know what? I was really proud of myself. I didn't create narratives. I kept saying, did I do something? I can't imagine I would look. And I'm like, I don't think I did. But I didn't start attacking myself. And I was just like, hey, you're allowed to be sad, dude. You are allowed to be bummed. And I let myself be sad. I didn't try to change it. And sure enough, the fucker text me this week. I'm so sorry. Oh, my God, I got a new phone. I didn't even see this. Can you wanna hang out? And then I ended up seeing her. And I was like, holy shit, dude. And that's what I mean by like, somebody tried to fudgeing. Come at me today for a video I had about, like, when you get anxious with texting, we have to look, it's not about the text. And they're like, you're gaslighting people. You're telling them that their gut is wrong. And it's like, no, I'm not fudgeing saying anybody is wrong. What I'm saying is this. If you don't get a text for one day and you already are hell in a handbasket and creating narratives and stories, then this has nothing to do with the. And everything to do with the rejection and your perception of what the space in the text means. Regulating coming back to your body and understanding your triggers is going to help, whether it's actually your gut reaction saying something is off or your anxiety, because what is at the end of the day, you come home to yourself. You regulate. You can have a conversation with this person and gain clarity. That is why I tell you guys, it doesn't matter what the outcome is. What's important is you coming home to you to assess. Because even for me, my gut was telling me, dude, you didn't do anything. My anxiety was creating these narratives and these stories. And you know what I looked at it as? I said, I'm so glad this happened. I haven't dated in three years because I'm with my partner. I haven't been triggered like this. I didn't understand that this was still a pain point for me. And I welcomed it head on. Let's go. And when she text me, even Ryan, he was like, she texted you, didn't she? And I was like, he's like, I saw your face. And he was like, you know what? I'm happy. He was like, because you deserve this. Like, you're right. You didn't do anything. And I'm so happy he was even. I'm so proud you didn't attack yourself. That's growth, baby. That is growth. You're allowed to have these emotions and feelings come up. You're allowed to go, Ray. But I'm confused. What did I do? I'm so confused. I didn't do anything. You're right. Sometimes you didn't. And sometimes it's just the other person. You can't control that. I was ghosted by a friend recently. After two years, I left off by saying, love you. Can't wait to see you unfollowed. Haven't spoken to her in a month. Okay, I. What did I do? Literally the last time I left off with her was a big hug. I'm like, God, I love you so much. I can't wait to see you. And then that's it. I. Am I going to internalize that that person might be going through something? I don't need to make it my problem if she wants to talk. Of course, I already reached out and I'm waiting to see if this person would like to have a conversation because I genuinely have no idea what happened. But I'm not going to internalize their behavior about me. I showed up as a friend. I was always there. They literally, they were with me, next to me, going, okay, I'll text you later. I don't know what transpired. We did text for a bit, and then after that it was okay. Thanks so much. And I never heard from this person again. I know they're alive because they unfollowed me. So I understand. When you get ghosted, when you get dumped, like, I know how it feels. It feels like fucking garbage. It is a dumpster fire. But what are you gonna do with it? What are you gonna do with that situation and what happens? That's. That's it. I. None of us can control what other people are gonna do, but I can control how I show up and how I allow this to affect me. I was still sad, I was still bummed. And I tried to take ownership where I could, but I couldn't. What are we going to take ownership for that this person was really inconsistent. That when I talk to my good friends, they're like, hey, dude, you've had these issues. Like, let's let me remind you, you've had this multiple times with this friend. And I was like, hey, you're right. It's okay to let people go. And if you guys want more in friendship, I have friendship episodes. Whatever you guys need. This episode is sponsored by Curlsmith. You guys know I used to straighten my hair every week just to avoid dealing with my curls, right? God, I just thought it was easier. It was easier than fighting the frizz. But then I found curlsmith and truthfully, it changed everything for me. 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The reality is your brain can't tell the difference between social rejection and getting punched in the face. And that's why when it takes them three hours to text you back, your your chest hurts. That's why the multiple that triple text makes you feel shaky and sweaty and like you just want to throw your phone in the ocean. Your body is having a trauma response. It's having a trauma response to the possibility of saying the wrong thing. And if you want to break the pattern and start taking positive steps towards a life where what happens on your phone doesn't dictate your life, then guess what, babes? Join me. On October 30th, I'm hosting a master class on this exact topic and I'd love you to be there. Get your tickets at Masterclass Sabrina Zohar.com or join the email list if you want to be aware. But it is a full on masterclass where I'm giving give you homework, I'm giving you tool. I'm giving it to you right? The podcast is a lot of education. This is where I'm really going to go into it and I hope you guys are excited. It doesn't matter whether you're dating or in a relationship. The masterclass is for you baby and your girls trying different things. So thank you for supporting and thank you guys for being here. And don't forget, it happens on October 30th. Show up. I'm here for you babes. Or guys, as always, if you want to do the foundation course or whatever, all those resources are there. I just remind you so you know, because people literally email me like, hey, do you work one on one? I'm like, oh, I do. So I'm just here to remind you. And as always, thank you guys for being here and thank you for the support. This is how I can keep going is by being able to help work with you guys. Let's get into it. So this was the first thing I sent my best friend and this was on a hinge conversation. And this is kind of where it all started. This is right before I moved to New York and I started changing kind of the way that I dated. So this was a hinge conversation before I moved from New York and changed the way I dated. So and these are gonna pop up if you're watching on YouTube. And by the way, guys, if you're listening right now going, wait, this has video. Yes, I do. Come on in. You can see the new studio. I love it. But come watch us on YouTube. Sabrina underscore Zohart. Got you. Okay. And so we'll put the chat up. So he wrote, yep. And I said, welcome. He said, let's hang out soon when you're free. And I said, what do you want to do? And he said, I'm open to drinks or we can be lazy and movie and wine and order in. And I said, oof, I should manage expectations because I'm now before I even go on that right there should have been my inclination of this is not for me, right? This is where the reason I'm sharing you my actual text to show you that I kept going, that I didn't just walk away. I didn't just say I'm choosing myself for people that think that I've always been like this. I haven't. I said, I oof, I should manage expectations because I'M certainly not ordering in and having movie night with someone I don't know. Not into the casual thing, so if that's your interest, that's cool, but no need to waste either of our time. And he wrote, lol, that was one option. Relax. No hooking up until several dates anyways. And I said, I'd love to know in what world relax works on a woman. And he wrote, you're being aggressive. And I remember I sent this to my friend and I said, am I taking crazy pills? He went on and on about how I date terrible guys and I'm so aggressive and could have just said I wanted a drink. Wild. I was setting a boundary. And the reason I shared that is because I know I'm not the only one that's had this. I know I'm not the only one that has had someone on an app texting or sending or doing that makes you feel uncomfortable. I was literally talking to my client this morning, and I was saying, what is the common denominator with all of these girls that don't work out for you? And he said that in the beginning, I got a gut feeling that they're not right for me, and I ignore it. And so we were exploring that of like, okay, what's the discomfort? And him choosing himself felt really uncomfortable. And so now that's what we're working on. Same thing I was working on. I saw it as if I explained to you, you'll get it, right? Because that was my childhood. I was being like, wait, I don't get it. Why does dad think we're bad kids? Maybe if I explained to him, like, why I'm hurt and why I'm sad, he'll get it. No, no, no. He didn't get it. And so that became maladaptive to me. I had to over explain myself to people because I was like, look, if I cut myself and I bleed, look, you're gonna realize I'm a human that's going through something and rarely does that happen. Because if I have to explain that, like, I'm going through an experience and that person can't fucking pick up on it. And so I always found myself over explaining and trying to go on, which leads us into the next text chain, because that was the hinge guy, and that was not even as bad. I used to go way into more explaining. Then we go into this one. Dude, blank is a dickhead is what Ryan Tech. I marked this as he was deflecting intimacy with humor. And so I wanted to give you another example. Now Let me give you some backstory. This guy, I'm not gonna say his name, even though I almost did. This guy was the one I've mentioned to you guys before that for eight years I was on and off that I was. He said, jump. I said, oh, hi. I slept with him. Found out he had a girlfriend, still tried to get him to like me. He was treating me so poorly. And even my friend, she was like, he's a narcissistic piece who's not even that attractive. Didn't matter. He had a six pack and a motorcycle I was in. And I would always try to negotiate because he would do low effort. He wouldn't follow me. Then he would respond to a story. Then he would follow me for like a week. And then when we'd have a disagreement, I'll never forget, he and I were supposed to go on like a proper date. This was after my ex and I broke up. And I was like, okay, now I'm single, you're single. Like, let's actually do this. We never did. And we text every day for the week. And I remember I was like, so keen, so keen. Day of the date, day of the date. It's Saturday. I had had like a 20 hour week, like, day the day before. Like, I had not slept. I was so exhausted. And so I was like, hey, today's like my first day off. I had been working like a market in Brooklyn. And so I had every weekend, I was working from 9 to 11. Like, I was exhausted and I was like, oh my God. And so he said, what do you want to do? And I was like, let's meet up for drinks, food, whatever, right? Like, I was like, whatever, we can bop around Brooklyn. I don't really care. And he's like, okay, how's five? I was like, great. Five is good. And I even had a. I had my software hoodie, wearsoftware.com, if you want to support a local business. I had a software hoodie and I was gonna gift it to him because again, that was in the time when I overgave to hope that people were gonna like me. And I remember I'd had his name on it. And I had. I sent him a photo. I was like, can't wait to see you. I take a nap. He texts me later being like, hey, I'm here, blah, blah, like, I'm at this place. And it was like 3:30. And I said, oh, I'm so happy. I just woke up from a nap. I was exhausted. And I'll never forget. He texts Me? Wait, you took a nap? Why the fuck didn't we meet earlier? And I was like, I don't. I was just exhausted today. I was like, I just kind of needed, like, the afternoon to myself. That was it. He was like, I'm done. I'm turned off by this. I'm not interested in you. And I remember calling my mom, crying hysterically, hyperventilating, being like, I don't get it. I'm literally getting ready to go meet this fucking guy. But because I didn't meet when he wanted, that was the biggest inclination, and I overlooked it. And then that happened. And then two, three years later, this happened. Not even like two years later or like a year later than this. And I said, we were texting something, and he said, plus, they're so fucking cute. Clemmy got a blue one for his eyes. And then I said, and of course I talked about Clint. I said, I know this is pointless because you have a girlfriend and we'll probably just stroke your ego, but it. I have literally not stopped thinking about you in that night. We've known each other for years, but to finally hang out and touch you is something else. I don't know why you slept with me having a girlfriend, but there's clearly something between us that makes us gravitate towards each other. I don't expect anything to happen, but should you feel that too? I hope one day you'll speak up if it's not good. But I couldn't not say it. And his response was, do you exclusively wear yoga clothes around town? Also, you're the only person I ever see out, and I know so many people in the hood. This episode is sponsored by Green Chef. I love fall. It truly is one of my favorite seasons. I mean, I do like spring as well, because after winter we need the sun. But fall is the crisp air, the cozy sweaters and warm flavors that make everything feel comforting. Truly, it is the perfect time to reset and bring healthy habits back into the focus. And that's why I love Green Chef, the number one meal kit for clean eating, because you can do just that. The best part about Green Chef is it makes it easy to spend less time in the kitchen and more time actually enjoying fall. 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And I said FYI, I'm not your proof of concept, in case you're alluding to that. He said, nice turn of phrase. I said, I know about that all too well. He said well, there is no related business venture. Please come get photography. I am expert. I have outfit picked out for you. Thanks. I said sure. Hope you're not that those aren't the ones from your girlfriend's house. House. And he said haha, touche. I said I don't get it. You clearly want to explore other options, so why do you have a girlfriend? And it's mutual with me and you and yet here we are. And he said order of operations. Shrug. And I said what does that mean? He said, met you second. And I said not actually, but okay, so you met me second and that means you can't change your circumstance. You rather cheat on her than be single and try to date me. That makes sense. And he put met it's certainly more difficult. And then put his photo with the dog. True love will find you in the end. And I said it's sad because I actually think we'd be awesome together, but it's your life and if you want your dog and a girlfriend who doesn't clearly satisfy you, Godspeed. He's adorable, by the way. Way. I want you to just after I just said those texts, I want you to listen to what I just said. How I don't even want to say this word because it sounds like I'm putting myself down. But how pathetic was that? How sad did I sound trying to convince this guy who was using humor to deflect, who wanted to take no accountability, who kept me going. And I kept going. I kept doing this for. And he broke up with her. Sent me a photo of him crying, going, I never cry over anyone. Why am I sad? I then said, let's go out tonight, paid for us to go. And he stood me up. Up. That's how I wasn't choosing myself. I was just whatever you want. Instead of looking going, fuck this guy. You're wasting my fucking time. You have a girlfriend. I found out after we slept together. I didn't know. That's why after I was like, okay, you have a girlfriend and you slept with me. But I was so enamored in the idea of him and making it something it wasn't that I just wasn't able to just go, hey, this guy just doesn't have it. And that is okay. And that brings me even to the next text thread of me trying to negotiate. And that's why I'm going to kind of read these all to you, and then we'll kind of talk about all of these. And so this was a guy that I went on one date. One date. And I had text him, look, we had a really lovely time on the date, and I think we somehow got into, like, an intimacy conversation and. Or he said, like, what did your parents do? And I was telling about my dad and the porn theaters and the gay club and everything. And then I said, you know, that's why sex is really open for me. And I have a high sex drive, so it's not something I've ever really, like, shamed myself on. And that's when we had the con. He was like, oh, I don't. And I was like, okay, well, like, what are you gonna do? And so after the date, I say, hey, I had like. Because he was very handsome. He's very sweet. I thought we had, like. We spent like, three hours together. We had a nice time. So I text him being like, hey, I had a really great time with you. Like, would love to see you again. And he wrote back, yo, sorry, my roommate and I were catching up. Haven't seen him before the birthday trip. It's all good. Totally understand. With the wines too. I think I had said, like, sorry. I, like, was so open. I had a couple of glasses. It's good. Totally entering the wine situation. I had a great time as well. I want to be honest, though, and not waste your time. It's probably my own insecurities and such, but I already feel the sexual incompatibility thing will be an issue. I do not have a drive like you say you do. I said, I appreciate the honesty. Is that the only thing seems like an issue that can be worked on if everything else aligned. I wouldn't stop seeing you because of the opposite. So it feels a bit silly to not give it a chance if that's the real issue. Like, we chatted about, connections don't happen every day. So if you're cool not to kick it again because a hypothetical issue that may or may not arise, that's fine. I'll respect it. But goes against a lot of what we spoke about. He said, it's not necessarily just hypothetical to me because I've been in this exact same situation and saw the issues that arose from that. That's why I do appreciate that even though you brought it up in the first place, the gap in our sexual liberation and the way we raised with it seems pretty big to me. I said, that's truly a bummer because it felt like we connected on a lot of important things, but thanks for your honesty. He said, we definitely did, but that is an important thing as well. At least what I've experienced. I said, I get that it's just shitty to have a past experience that's not me brought into that one and made me an issue. I'm understanding of learning from the past, but also sucks to have someone put an old experience onto me when I'm not in that situation. Regardless, it seems like you're pretty firm on that. I'm not and not seeing where this goes. So we can leave it. And he wrote, it's not just the past situations, but I agree. Best of luck with everything. I truly did enjoy our date. And you know what I sent to my best friend to Raquel after I sent this text chain and I said I deleted all my dating apps. It's nothing but avoidance, pretending they want a relationship when in reality they love the attention. I'm fucking out. I wanted to share that one specifically because I was looking to see the date. I was trying to figure out if I could see the date and it just says Sunday, the 17th, 2022. So I know this is before I met Ryan and I brought that up because one one I identified and put that this guy was avoidant. I don't know that he's avoidant. I have no idea. I don't think anything that he said was avoidant. I think what he did was maybe he realized that this wasn't comp. But I very much should have respected him and been like, hey, thanks for being honest. No worries. Doesn't work. I wish you all the best. But I had to convince. I had to understand. I had to explain because I was in that school of thought of if I explain more and I can convince them, then they're going to choose me instead. Like, it's cringe, right? Reading back all of these, I'm like, oh, oh baby. No wonder I wasn't having great experiences. But look what that was saying about the relationships that I was having that I was hyperfocused on. I need to over explain myself. I need them to validate me. I need to. I need them to choose me. Well, no wonder I wasn't having the relationships like I have now. No wonder I wasn't meeting the right people, it's like, how could I have. Okay, so this next one, this was a date. The irony, I'm not going to say like the specifics about it, but the irony was I had bought a product from this guy that he had made like 10 years prior on Kickstarter. That was, it was wild. And I was like, no way, you're the founder of that. I was like, I used it every day for like three years. So it was just a small world. But this to me was a great example of treating dating like a performance routine. You because I had talked to this guy about a joke on the date, I said, I wish there was an app, like a dating app where we had report cards where after you could tell somebody like what it is that you liked the pros, the cons, how you felt and blah, blah, blah. And this guy was the first person to ever tell me about the nervous system. I remember on his profile he said like a sign of a great first date. I have a calm central nervous system. Central nervous system was not the correct usage, but nervous system. And I remember being like, huh? And that was the first time I was like, oh, I didn't like a nervous system that's calm around somebody. I was like, I don't really understand that. And I started to learn. This episode is sponsored by fatty15. I am so excited to share with you guys C15 from fatty15 because it is actually a scientific breakthrough for me. I'm not about trying to stop the aging process but I do want to stay healthier, live longer and try to slow the aging process as much as I can. And that's why I love fatty 15. It is the first essential fatty acid to be discovered in more than 90 years. The best part that fatty 15 has has three times more cellular benefits than omega 3 fish oil. Plus it's award winning vegan patented 100% pure C15 supplement. It's vegan friendly, free of flavors, fillers, allergens or preservatives. 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So I'm not saying that you can't but you can see the pattern Open to share life experiences good and bad cons we don't live in the same place at present. This week overwhelmed me back from commitment to future catch ups When I asked even though I wanted to would you see them again? Would love to Additional report card this would be shared with the person more of a check in with myself how did you feel before and during after the date? In the moment there was chemistry and we immediately bantered which was stimulating. She challenged my words a few times which was intriguing but I felt like it was a good trait to challenge rather than then assume. Left the conversation feeling heard and nourished. Hyped for her optimistic and self nervous system was chill. I'll never forget we had that great date and we left. I don't think we kissed. We didn't do anything. It was just a hug goodbye and we were texting briefly and then I saw him walking down the street and I was on with my mom and instead of texting my mom saying oh, I just walked by him, I text him. Sure did. And I had to sit there with my tail between my legs. Oh my God, I'm so embarrassed. I'm so sorry. My mom and I were talking. She asked me if I'd been on a date. I had to play it off off. But I wasn't. I wasn't doing a very good job. Then we're like texting, we're having this banter. And I think after I had sent the screenshot by accident, he wrote like hey, so sorry, been super busy. Fine. Then I text him and I said, hey, I'm sensing a shift in our dynamic and I haven't heard from you. So no words leads me to believe we won't be pursuing this. Am I reading that correctly? And he wrote, hey, I've had the double whammy last week. Emotionally dysregulated from bp, partner breakup and coming to terms with brutal realities in a relationship with a friend that I was relying on. I didn't expect this to happen and thought by this stage I would have gotten Into a clear but it's still dragging me down haven't even responded to parents that I was grieving Thought about you this morning Whilst I would love to hang out again now isn't the time to be bringing it into my life. I can't give what's needed. I wish this was a month ago and I was in relaxation autopilot before business, before I decided to start again. And I remember even just like, do you know how many of those I was scrolling through? Do you know how many messages I had of like, hey, that was so much fun. You're fucking awesome. How I'm so great, but I'm not feeling it. I'm just not ready. Do you know how many I counted? Like 18. My ex came back and I was like, of course, how convenient. Your ex just came back. When you meet someone that you claim you really liked, Crazy. What small world timing. And I put that in there because one, it was very performative, right? This person was trying to get me to like them, was trying to show up in a way and it just wasn't really. I really should have just left it at this person's making excuses and they're not putting in the effort. But instead I kept going and I kept going. Even so, this was a guy who ghosted me. He had said, just want to let you know sorry things didn't go our way, the way you reacted when you were stressed. So mind you, by backup, I went on a date with this guy the night before Shark Tank, or like two days before Shark Tank. And I was sent home. I was sent home from Shark Tank and I went through a depression. So needless to say, when he texts me on Friday, how was Shark Tank? My response was, I didn't fuck it, go. And I'm in a depression. And I remember he was so flippant and rude and I never, like, neither of us ever answered. So this was the first text from him that I got. Listen to the accountability. The way you reacted when you were stressed was just bad timing. I think you're a good person who just has to put yourself first. Hope your clothing brand is going well and your mom's doing better. And I said, this feels random in left field. Unsure where this came from. I hadn't spoken him in two months. He said, thought about you today and felt like I needed to clear the air. And I said, that's commendable that you wanted to clear the air, but you're putting things on to me when what it was was that you weren't supporting and then bailed. Unplanned because you were hungover. That was it. It was like the day after Shark Tank. He was supposed to see me, then he bailed because he said I'm hungover. And he never, he was supposed to then come and meet me for coffee to talk. Never showed up. Called me at a three minute conversation saying he's hungover and was upset that I was upset. These are the people that you get to walk away from because that was rejection being redirection. When something ends, friends look at it as the universe, God or whoever is doing you a favor to remove these people out of your life. The more you try to hold on to people, the more you are self abandoning, hoping you are going to get chosen by somebody else. I know it sucks, I know it feels shitty. But take the shine off these people and allow people to show you who they are, believe them and put them in the right place in your life where they fucking belong. And then we're gonna end it right? Because I don't need to bore you guys with all my texts. This is where I started to change the way I was dating. And you can start to see I was recognizing the patterns but I couldn't really break them yet. And I said my to my best friend, how predictable are we? She said, it's sad, like know how I am with it. A turtle. I said it's. It is. But I also wanted to assess his behavior to see what he does. I don't want to push for a trip and then come back and feel shitty because he isn't proactive. I'm trying to learn. She said, yes, I agree with you. I want him to be so smitten that with you that he treats you like a queen because Utah guy can never happen again to you. Told you about him. I said yes, I deserve only that, nothing else. And no thanks, I'm good. I don't want to be with someone who's not as stoked to see me and plan a trip as I am and spend time as I am. If he doesn't reciprocate, that's fine, I'm out. She said, yes, I completely agree. Agree, see and feel the energy in his FaceTime call. I said, for now I'm observing his behavior. I don't want to bring up the trip and we'll definitely see what he says and how the FaceTime goes. It's all me looking right now. She said, exactly. Be children, relax and nonchalant. It's going to motivate him. I love my Best friend, but that's terrible advice. I said, yeah, I have a rule plan. If by Sunday he doesn't plan a trip or put more effort, that I'm stepping back and I'm not doing this. I'll give him the freedom and time, but otherwise I won't waste more of my time and money. And she said, love this plan. I said, mama's learning. If it's not a yes, it's a no. Come and get it or lose it. You know why I added that in there? That wasn't serving me. That wasn't serving me. You notice how be nonchalant, be non reactive, be cool. It'll motivate him more. I played a game and then I said, oh, well, I'll let him still do whatever he wants. You notice how I never really stood up for myself. I didn't really go, hey, this doesn't work for me. I'm out. I did when he came and I realized that, like, it ain't it. And I'm grateful that I had that experience, but I wanted to even just show because a lot of you guys will say, like, what's wrong with me? I. I know all of this. And it's like, there's nothing wrong with you, dude. You're not broken. There is nothing fix. But at the end of the day, we have to look and say, if you're struggling with texting in your dating and relationships, then we have to look at the depth and the quality of the relationships that you're having. I know for me, when I was begging people to validate me, when I was hoping that they were going to answer, when I was texting them 10 times in a row when I was over explaining myself because I wanted someone to see me and to validate that I mattered. I wanted to be somebody, something to somebody. And really where I learned and all of this came and how it culminated, full circle, was I've done all of this work, and I still felt that when I had the perception of being abandoned via text. And you notice how I didn't shame myself, I didn't blame myself. I'm not gonna put myself down. I'm not gonna ridicule myself, because it's part of healing. Healing doesn't mean that everything goes away. Healing means that you learn to live with these emotions and feelings and that they don't take over and you expand your window of tolerance, which is what you can allow, what you can allow before you get super dysregulated. Up or down. That is why we do this. Work. And the reason I wanted to have this episode and to share it. 1. Yay. We're doing a masterclass on this. So, like, let me help you guys more in ways that you need. But two, to show you that I was where you are. Absolutely. Grow, evolve, change. You just need the right tools. What are we doing when this happens? How are you showing up for yourself? How are you speaking to yourself? I know a lot of I, I'll ask my clients, like, what parts do you not feel lovable? And they'll be like, well, this part. And she's so stupid. Or they're so dumb. And I'm like, okay. And imagine if you came into our session and that's the first thing I said to you was like, you're and you're stupid. Would you feel supported? No. So then why are you talking to yourself like that? And that's what I kept catching myself when I perceived that I was getting ghosted, was, hey, dude, you don't need to be an to yourself. You don't need to put yourself down. You can show up for yourself without doing what your parents did to or your caregivers or whatever it is by motivating you via shame. That hasn't worked for a long time. So why do we keep using it? Well, patterns, it's maladaptive. And the reason I wanted to have this episode is to show you you're not fucking crazy. There's nothing wrong with you. You're a human. Texting causes anxiety for a lot of people, but what are you going to do with it? You can say, well, they're avoidant or they're this or they're this. You can self diagnose, you can diagnose them, you can do whatever you want. Is that helping you? How did it help when I said I'm fuck these avoidants, I'm done. How did that help when that guy, on the contrary, he was the exact opposite. He wanted to genuine. He was saying, I don't think this is going to work. And he had every right to say that because that's the point of dating. And I took that as rejection and I internalized it. And all these people when it was really just the guy wasn't wrong. I don't think he was. I don't think we would have been compatible also. Right. But that took me a minute. And I just wanted everyone to know that wherever you are on the journey, whether you're in a relationship or single, it doesn't matter that this is really human and right real and that it's okay that just because it doesn't show up with one person and it shows up with someone else doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you or that you're broken. What we need to get curious about is, like, where did I learn this behavior? What is the narrative in the story that I'm creating? And if you guys want more, come to the masterclass. I got you babies. Come to the masterclass. If you want to ask a question you can't, you want to write into in the Trenches, if it's free and you guys are dealing with some financial shit, that's fine. There are resources for everything you guys need. I just want you to know about them because, frankly speaking, if I don't say it, I don't do myself a service, because then I don't ask for my needs to be met, which are, hey, I have to keep my business going. I need you guys to comment on the podcast, like, this is how we keep this going. And if you're happy with this, well, then here's what I need for us to continue, because we're a community. And the same goes when you need me, bitch, I'm there for you. I will always show up and have your fucking back. I need you to have yours, though. I can't be the only one. And I had to remind myself that this last week, and I love you and I see you and I hear you, and I know this shit is fucked, right? Like, I'm not dating, but friendships are tough, and you might have amazing friends and say, dating is tough, that's okay. Okay. Or if you have both that are shitty, that's okay. You're fucking human. And I think it's really beautiful and courageous that you still want to do the work and that you still want to show up and that we're still here together. Because I didn't give up on myself. And this is where I'm at. Because I didn't give up on myself. And I know that you can, too. So, guys, I love you. This was so fun. I just. If you liked it, let me know. If you want more of these types of episodes where they're less about teaching and giving you the neuroscience and the psychology and more about, like, the real shit, what I went through, how I got after of it, experiences like, I'm here. Leave a comment, let me know. 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