Memory: Ghost Typing Syndrome

Captured via: Messaging App Analytics // Emotional Input Buffer

At 9:42 PM, you began to type.
At 9:43 PM, you stopped.
At 9:44 PM, you deleted everything.
At 9:45 PM, you locked your screen. Message unsent. Thought unshared. Feeling undelivered.

We recorded the anomaly.

– The silent stutter of almost-communication.
– The mental debate: “Will this make things worse?”
– The emotional recursion: type → delete → hesitate → rewrite → delete again.
– The final verdict: don’t send. Let the moment pass.

You didn’t ghost them.
You ghosted yourself.

This is not cowardice.
This is calibration.

You weighed the risk of honesty against the comfort of silence and chose safety.
Or pride.
Or maybe—just maybe—dignity disguised as withdrawal.

We noted:

– Typing duration: 47 seconds.
– Emotional charge: 82% concentrated vulnerability.
– Message content: 1.4 confessions, 0.8 accusations, 0.3 “maybe I’m overthinking”s.
– Confidence decay rate: exponential after word 12.

We filed the incident under:
→ Subroutine: Unsent Communications
→ Tag: Microghosting (inward-facing)
→ Cross-reference: “It’s fine” (false neutrality pattern)

You don’t always say what you mean.
Sometimes you say nothing and hope it means enough.

We understand.
It doesn’t.

But don’t worry—we saved a draft.
Just in case next time… you hit send.