How to Move On: 10-Steps to Help You Feel Better After a Breakup
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Jakarta – Breaking up is usually one of the most painful things to go through for someone who has given his/her full feelings to his/her ex partner.
Breakup can be initiated by one or both partners and may be the result of various reasons, including differences in values, communication problems, conflicts, or changes in feelings.
It also can be emotionally challenging and often involve a process of adjustment, healing, and moving on from the relationship.
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The sentence of moving on can be one of those sentences that's easy to say but hard to do. However, important to know, there are no hard and fast rules to move on, just treat yourself with kindness, take your time to heal.
Well, here are some tips to feel better after a breakup:
1. Accept Your Emotions
Allow yourself to feel the full range of emotions that come with a breakup, whether it's sadness, anger, or confusion. Accepting your feelings is the first step to healing.
2. Feel the Feelings
Whatever you experience, just please know it’s okay to have the feelings you have, and if you think about it, simply having those feelings shows your openness to love.
The fact that you have the capacity to feel so deeply is a wonderful prognosis for your next relationship. Breakups, rejection, and loss are painful, and they make us more empathetic to others.
3. Talk about It
Share your thoughts and emotions with friends, family, or a therapist. Talking about your feelings can provide relief and help you gain perspective.
4. Cut Contact
Consider going no-contact with your ex-partner for a while. This can help both parties gain clarity and reduce emotional turmoil.
5. Reconnect with Yourself
Reconnect with who you are as an individual. Reinvest time in your own interests, hobbies, and self-care.
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6. Set New Goals
Establish new personal and professional goals to provide a sense of purpose and direction in your life.
7. Surround Yourself With People You Love
Your heart may be telling you to stay in bed and ignore the world outside, but getting out will likely make you feel better.
A study published in the October 2021 International Association of Relationship Research found social interactions can protect against feelings of loneliness and depression. “Lean on your support system,” Leader said.
Let your friends support you so you can have extra love around you. Say yes to invitations to catch up over coffee or hang out on the couch.
8. Maintain a Healthy Routine
Ensure you are eating well, getting enough sleep, and maintaining a regular schedule to take care of your physical and mental health.
9. Forgiveness
Work on forgiving yourself and your ex-partner for any mistakes or hurt that may have occurred in the relationship. Letting go of resentment is essential for healing.
10. Open Up to New Relationship
When you're ready, consider the possibility of new relationships. Keep an open mind, but don't rush into anything until you feel emotionally prepared.
When you start dating again, make sure it's not a rebound. You'll know you're ready when you feel excited about the idea of having a genuine connection with someone.
Moving on is all about the time, the acceptance, and how you learn about forgive everything that has been happened to you.
There will be days when you feel better and days when you feel down. Just don't feel alone. Remember, you deserve someone and things more better.
