In this week’s episode, Sabrina breaks down what your texting patterns reveal about your attachment style and emotional triggers in dating and relationships. Through her own past text exchanges, she shares how anxious thoughts, people-pleasing, and over-explaining once shaped her dating behavior, and how she learned to regulate her emotions instead of spiraling when someone didn’t respond. Sabrina explores how rejection, ghosting, and unmet expectations often trace back to deeper wounds around self-worth and safety. She also explains how healing doesn’t mean never feeling triggered; it means recognizing those triggers, staying grounded, and choosing not to self-abandon. If texting still sends you into a loop, this episode will help you understand why and how to finally break the cycle. Your brain can’t tell the difference between rejection and getting punched in the face. That’s why when it takes them three hours to text back, your chest tightens. Why your palms get sweaty after you triple-text and instantly regret it. Why you tell yourself “I’m fine” but your body’s already spiraling. You’re not dramatic. You’re dysregulated. Your nervous system is reacting to the possibility of loss the same way it would to actual danger. If you’re ready to stop letting what happens on your phone decide how your day feels, join me on November 6th for a live masterclass: Texting Anxiety: How to Calm Your Body Before You Hit Send. We’ll unpack what’s really happening in your brain and body when you text someone you like, and I’ll teach you tools to get grounded fast, even in the middle of a spiral. 🎟️ Save your seat for November 6th: https://masterclass.sabrinazohar.com #sabrinazohar #dating #relationships #datingadvice #textingstory #textinginrelationships Don't miss a video! Subscribe NOW: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSKQduzS78E6-I9tx0jqjpw?sub_confirmation=1 The Foundation Course is available now! https://www.sabrinazohar.com/foundation-course-v2 MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE! https://sabrinazohar.squarespace.com/store#sabrinazohar ABOUT SABRINA ZOHAR: Sabrina Zohar is a dynamic entrepreneur, relationship coach, and host of the hit podcast The Sabrina Zohar Show. With over a million followers on both Instagram and TikTok, along with a thriving online community, Sabrina is known for her honest, relatable approach to modern dating, relationships, and self-growth. After launching her sustainable clothing brand SoftWear, Sabrina’s journey took a transformative turn when she began sharing her personal experiences with dating and emotional wellness online. Her real talk quickly resonated, earning her features in outlets like NBC, The LA Times, The Tamron Hall Show and Vogue. Through online courses, one-on-one coaching, and candid conversations, Sabrina empowers her audience to “do the work” and create lasting change in their relationships-with others and themselves. FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabrina.zohar/ Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesabrinazoharshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sabrina.zohar? Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sabrina-zohar-show/id1668235178 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dsp24A82JkYRXytiA2qRt Website:https://www.sabrinazohar.com/ ============================= Chapters: 0:00 Welcome to the Sabrina Zohar show! 1:28 Going Back to NYC 7:00 Your anxiety is creating these false narratives 10:59 How to break the patterns and take positive steps forward 12:30 When they make you feel uncomfortable... 15:01 Using humor to deflect and making something that it isn't 23:04 Overexplaining yourself and trying to change their mind 26:31 Treating dating like a performance review 32:55 Starting to change the way I was texting & dating 36:26 Texting can cause anxiety but learn how to heal yourself first Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contain dialogue, music, and images that are property of SABRINA ZOHAR. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to my Youtube Channel is provided. © SABRINA ZOHAR 2025 Disclaimer: The Sabrina Zohar Show, formally known as Do The Work, is not affiliated with A.Z & associates LLC in any capacity. Why You Spiral When They Don’t Text Back | Sabrina Zohar https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSKQduzS78E6-I9tx0jqjpw