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Fear of Flirtation: When a Wink Feels Like a Warning

Fear of Flirtation: When a Wink Feels Like a Warning

When Flirtation Doesn’t Feel Playful For some of my clients, the very idea of flirtation doesn’t feel fun—it feels threatening. They’re not prudish. They’re not cold. And they’re certainly not “too sensitive.”They’re simply carrying a nervous system that has been taught: attention to oneself equals danger. Many women I work with tell me they panic when someone flirts with them,…