I have proper opinions regarding the matter and would like to have a discussion about it. [...] I do wonder if there is some truth in those kind of things.
The second sentence looks like you don't have a formed opinion about the issue.
That's even more extreme than the cold approach, but at the same time I think they both flow in the same river.
I didn't criticize cold approaching for being extreme. That's a strawman. The fact that you make it suggest that you don't have a "proper opinion" on the issue. You didn't engage with the issue of cold approaching producing anxiety.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
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