@chris Hm, if the ignored-texting anxiety is an isolated problem you want to tackle, one idea you can test out is massive exposure.

I dont quite understand what u mean by ‘If you want to go down this path with Tinder, increase the number. You’ll get numb real quickly.’ .

Text as many new ladies each day. Do light research, sign up to all the free dating apps and free dating websites, and keep messaging new people. Set yourself a goal like 10 or 20 per day.

Texting a few and sticking with them gives you enough anxiety to not make any progress with beating the anxiety off. Overwhelm your System 1 and see what happens.

Keep in mind this does not equate to friendship/love because you’re working with with strangers in these dating apps. (Should also mention there are bots/fake profiles/employees paid to have conversations in these apps/sites.)