Hey, how do u get over a breakup? I’m just I’m struggling cause I’ve been with this person for the past nine months and they were literally my life it was the center of my attention and it was really toxic for reasons I won’t explain but now I feel lost and if u got advice please help
Unfortunately I have no personal experience with dating or breakups, so I will be referring to highlights of online articles instead - I hope this helps! If any followers want to add any advice, please feel free to share :)
WikiHow: How to Get Over a Breakup (https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Over-a-Break-Up):
Keep your distance• If they try to convince you to see them, ask yourself honestly what the point would be. If you’re reliving the past by seeing them, it’s not hard to get caught up in the moment and it will be harder to let go again.• You may have to have some contact in order to deal with the practical aspects of things like moving out, signing papers, etc., but try to limit this to what’s absolutely necessary, and then keep such calls/meetings short and civil.Remove painful memory triggers.• There are all kinds of things that remind you of your ex––a song, a smell, a sound, a place. Having these items around can make it harder for you to recover from a breakup. Remove all of the things that make your heart ache or your stomach turn. It can work wonders to clear your space of all these triggers.Continue to take care of yourself. • It is common for people to put less effort into self-care after a breakup, but doing so will not help you to feel better. Make sure that you are seeing to your basic needs for mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. If you were not taking good care of yourself before the relationship ended, now is a good time to start. Make sure that you are eating well, sleeping enough, making time for relaxation, and getting regular exercise to feel your best.• Relax for at least 15 minutes per day. Try meditation, deep breathing exercises, or yoga to help you relax. Surround yourself with supportive people.• You want people around you who love you and who will help you feel good about yourself. Surrounding yourself with compassionate, supportive friends and family will help you see yourself as a worthwhile person, and you’ll find it easier to get steady on your feet again with your loved ones around you. • Don’t be afraid to ask your friends and family for support if you need someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on. Consider talking to a therapist if the pain becomes too great. • Many people are able to recover from a breakup on their own, but this is not possible for everyone. If you are having trouble coping with your emotional pain or if you think you might be depressed as a result of the breakup, get help from a mental health professional as soon as possible. Reflect on your relationship. • Consider all of the reasons that you and your ex broke up. Try to keep in mind that even if that you enjoyed being together for a while, something was not working. Thinking about the reasons why the relationship ended can help you understand why you need to move on. • You may also be able to avoid making the same mistakes in the future if you can identify areas where you contributed to the demise of the relationship. Ask yourself some of the following questions:• Did I contribute to the end of the relationship? If so, what did I do?Do I tend to choose the same sort of people to date? If so, what are they like? Are they good for me? Why or why not?Have I had similar problems in other relationships? If so, what is causing me to have these problems? What can I do differently in future relationships? Stand by your decision. • If the breakup was your decision, keep in mind that focusing on the good times you had with your partner may cause you to forget the reasons why you broke it off. By the same token, try not to second-guess the situation if the decision to end things was not yours. It’s very common to romanticize the good parts of the relationship and convince yourself that the bad parts weren’t so bad after all. Don’t play this game with yourself. Accept the situation and work on moving forward.
6 Ways to Recover from the End of a Toxic Breakup (https://www.elitedaily.com/dating/6-ways-to-recover-from-the-end-of-a-toxic-relationship)
Make a list.• It’s good to see it on paper, so make a list of all the things that were hurtful, wrong or bad about your relationship.Stay busy with positive people you can trust. • This is a given with any breakup, really, but it’s especially important to fill the void you’re feeling with people who will have a bright, positive presence in your life. Instead of wallowing, fill up your schedule with friends who understand you’re going through a hard breakup and want to help you out of that dark place. Write awful poetry. • Go out, buy a journal or sketchbook, and just write. If you don’t consider yourself much of a writer, you might feel a little silly doing this. The truth is, you don’t have to share it with anyone, you don’t have to go back years later and read it, and you don’t even have to save it. H*ll, burn it when you’re done if you’d like. You’re experiencing a lot of frustration, sadness, confusion and anger, and this is a safe outlet for all of it.
4 Ways to Overcome a Toxic Relationship (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/having-sex-wanting-intimacy/201705/4-ways-overcome-toxic-relationship)
Pursue self-growth.• Change will not be instant, and you won’t meet Mr. or Mrs. Right immediately. Take all of that time you spent trying to better understand your toxic partner, or to fix the flawed relationship, and invest it in yourself. Use your energy to pursue self-growth. Start meditating or journaling, read self-help books, or take up weekly psychotherapy. When you do date, thoughtfully consider those you have gone for before, and work to engage new and different types of personalities. A strong, immediate attraction can sometimes mean trouble ahead for a relationship. Hold back and wait a few beats. This tactic will help you avoid another disappointing relationship.
Psychologist Explains How To Release Emotional Attachments To Toxic Relationships (https://www.powerofpositivity.com/release-toxic-relationships/)
Find a new outlet for stress.• Maybe you’re the type of person that really needs to write out all of your feelings. If so, buy yourself a brand-new journal, some fancy pens, and let her rip. Or, maybe you’re a more physical person. Taking up jogging or hitting the gym is probably a better way for you to burn off all those excess feelings. Let yourself have brand new experiences.• At the end of a bad relationship, you have the opportunity to experience all kinds of new things that you otherwise wouldn’t have. Don’t let yourself chicken out. You’re on the cusp of a brand-new chapter of life!• Moving on and keeping yourself sane after a break up practically requires trying new things, even if those new things are something as small as a drink you’ve never tried before. New experiences are going to keep you going for a while, so don’t turn them down.Don’t check up on them!• Quit sneaking peeks of their Instagram. Don’t see what is on their Twitter feed. Stop texting your mutual friends to see how they’re doing. The relationship is over, and unless it ended amicably and you’re both still friends, there’s no reason to keep snooping on your ex. Remember: you’re going to be okay.
And finally, here’s some advice from me.
• Remember your boundaries! If you don’t want them contacting you, tell them so. Be firm, polite, and clear. Block their social medias, their phone number/s, their email, whatever else they can use to contact you. You don’t owe them anything.• Take your time with healing, there’s no rush. Different people heal at different rates for different things, and a breakup with a toxic person is no different. Don’t be afraid to stay away from dating - conversely, be careful with jumping into a new relationship too quickly. Just go at your own pace, regardless of what anyone else says.• Try something new! Maybe pick up knitting, podcasts, or video games! I don’t know a whole lot about the first two, but if you’re interested in video games (or interested in getting interested in video games!) theres this one website called Epic Games where they put a different video game up for free every two weeks, I personally have gotten a couple of nice ones that way! I’ve always wanted to get into video games but I’ve never really had the money, so I find that Epic Games is really nice in this regard.
If you’d like, here: (https://closetgremlin.tumblr.com/tagged/how+to%3A+relationship) is a link to various tumblr posts about what relationships should look like and how to avoid toxic relationships etc., for future reference. (It’s not a random blog, don’t worry, I have permission to link them)
I wish you the best of luck with getting over your breakup!! As always, if anyone has any other advice, please feel free to add on!