You’ve probably heard of ghosting, the act of ending communication with someone by simply not responding to texts, calls, and emails without any warning or explanation. Even though it seems easy enough to avoid confrontation this way, you may be surprised to find out that it can actually be more difficult than just being honest and up-front. Here’s why ghosting someone might not be as satisfying as you think.  Why Ghosting Someone Might Not Be as Satisfying as You Think The Why? of Ghosting The bottom line is that people want closure. No matter how rude or abrupt someone’s ghosting behavior seems, they are likely trying to avoid conflict. In their minds, they’re avoiding confrontation. There are a few reasons why we could ghost. Maybe we don’t have time to talk right now because we have an important meeting, or maybe it just isn’t worth our time to have that difficult conversation right now and we think it will be easier if we just vanish instead of talking about what happened. Reg...

Have you ever woken up from a dream only to realize that what you dreamed about was actually happening in your real life? Did you ever get the feeling that somebody or something was following you and only when you turned around did you find out that it was nothing but your imagination? If so, then you might be experiencing a phenomenon known as ghost dreams, or deja vu, which can be both exciting and frightening at the same time! Are you being haunted by your dreams? Here are some psychological facts about ghost dreams that may explain what's going on. 1. Types of Dreams In general, there are two different types of dreams: oneiric and oneirognomic. Oneiric refers to dream experiences during sleep or when falling asleep or waking up; oneirognomic is dreaming while in a state of wakefulness, such as just before drifting off to sleep, or when daydreaming. Both types of dreams can contain ghosts and spirits—but they do so in very different ways! Read on for more information about each ...