3 Month w/o ex and i am a mess
About 3 months ago me and my ex parted ways (6 month relationship). It had felt really out of the blue for me. I find myself sobbing uncontrollably about it every 2-3 days.
We were good friends beforehand, but since the breakup I have cut all contact, yet nothing really seems to help.
Just looking for advice, feel quite lost.
@Anon475 Hang in there. Cutting contact was a good first step. It helps you from looking back. It's hard losing both a good friend and a romantic partner. That is an understatement. Emotional pain activates the same regions of the brain as some types of physical pain. So don't put a clock on your healing as if there's a set amount of time it should take to get over the loss. Just with a broken leg, a broken heart takes as long as it takes to heal.
Don't lose hope. Imagine how it will feel to finally be free from all of the sadness, to be able to spend one day not thinking about your ex, to just actually feel fine again. Right now, there's pain. But one day, it won't hurt anymore and you'll be ready to experience how much more there is to life than love. You're getting stronger everyday. Hang in there.