A lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to declare the act of “ghosting” — or ending communication with someone without explanation — a form of emotional abuse.

In House Bill No. 611 which was released to the media on Tuesday, Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. said ghosting causes trauma as it “develops feelings of rejection and neglect.”

“Studies have shown that social rejection of any kind activates the same pain pathways in the brain as physical pain, meaning there's a biological link between rejection and pain. That goes for friends and partners, alike,” Teves said.

“It can be likened to a form of emotional cruelty and should be punished as an emotional offense,” he added.

cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/7/26/house-bill-ghosting-emotional-offense.html

Pop psychology self-care instagram infographics made people believe that any interaction with another person that left you feeling a bit sad is abusive.

well lock me up then

@ghosting

It's over.

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"Earlier, Teves also filed a controversial bill pushing for the renaming of the country's main gateway Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Ferdinand E. Marcos International Airport. In filing the bill, he wrongly claimed that the air hub, which was previously called the Manila International Airport, was constructed during the late dictator’s presidency.

The airport has been in operation long before the late Marcos ruled the country from 1965 to 1986. He declared martial law in 1972, and Ninoy Aquino — one of Marcos’ staunchest critics — was assassinated at the tarmac of the airport in 1983."

Good

Nigga got ghosted by b****es and pull this out his ass lmaoooo 😹😹👎🏾

Agreed but I'd also say there's a lot of 'You don't owe anyone anything' messaging that excuses borderline sociopathic behaviour

Also that's a wild name for a congressional district

Also that's a wild name for a congressional district

Negros Oriental lmfaoo

Nah but I agree

Let's be honest here.

Ghosting is mad disrespectful and if you're in a relationship it's definitely some type of manipulation/abuse.

HOWEVER it's not that serious. You get ghosted, just move on. It's ight to feel upset but at the end of the day forget and realize that you're not losing a decent person in the first place so who cares.

Nerd ass nigga

Imo, even referring to it as “abuse/manipulation” is a massive reach. Nobody owes you anything tbh

Loko na Tito

in a relationship sure

anything else not so much

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