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Phantom Ex Syndrome: Where It Comes From And How To Beat It

The Phantom Ex Syndrome is a nasty delusion many people yearning for their ex fall for. Here’s how it works and how to overcome it.

The Phantom Ex Syndrome is one of the trickiest and most dangerous delusions people yearning for their ex fall for.

Trickiest because it’s hard to notice and stop buying into it. Dangerous because it sabotages one’s re-attraction attempts, usually without the person ever noticing.

At best, The Phantom Ex Syndrome makes you turn off your ex only momentarily, causing all but a light squirm of disgust. At worst, it can obliterate every ounce of emotional connection and attraction you’ve corralled until then.

A Phantom Ex Syndrome Primer

Enter Clueless Clay.

Clay has this overwhelming fear of intimacy and an abnormal need for space, both of which propel him to behave like an idiot when interacting with his new partner, Sally.

• Instead of being honest, he keeps masquerading as this confident badass who doesn’t give a fuck about anything or anyone.
• Instead of opening up to Sally, he shuts down and constantly withdraws, making her feel…