How to get over your ex
We have all been through it — the nightmare of a broken heart. We have all had the funeral service, read ourselves the eulogy and dug a hole deep enough to bury the pain, heartache and fragments of our broken heart.
But once we have acknowledged the passing of a relationship and made the vow never to love again, how do we finally get over our exes?
For some it involves getting back on the dating scene and finding a new love interest to get over the old one. But does this really work when you are still mourning your last love?
Here are a few tried and proven things you can do to help mend your broken heart:
1. Cry.
2. Allow yourself space to grieve by yourself.
3. Do not feel sorry for yourself.
4. Stop stalking your ex on social media.
5. Stop sleeping with your ex.
6. Get rid of everything that reminds you of this person — pictures, gifts, phone numbers.
7. Talk things over with family and friends.
8. Keep a journal of your emotions.
9. Do things you have always wanted to do but never had the time to.
10. Have fun.
11. Keep yourself busy.
12. Use your newfound energy for positive growth.
13. Look at the experience as a gift.
14. Take as much time as you need before dating again.
15. Know that you are not alone on this journey.
16. Make peace with the fact that you may never be 100 per cent over it.
17. Love yourself.
It is not an easy process, this thing called moving on, and it is never easy to pick up the pieces of your broken heart and put it back together again. But once your heart has healed it will be open to new beginnings and will embrace the thought of loving again.
