Ending a romantic relationship is painful whether it is you who is ending it or the other person. You may feel stuck in a situation where you can’t live with them or without them.
MRI studies indicate the emotional pain we feel after a breakup stimulates the same pathways in the brain as physical pain. This is why breakups trigger such powerful feelings of being hurt.
The loss of an intimate relationship makes you feel a deep sense of disconnection from the world.
The worst thing you can do is rush into a rebound relationship. You need to give yourself time to lick your wounds, feel the pain, and deal with the mistakes of your past relationship
Dealing with a breakup doesn’t mean you have to think back and analyze whose fault it was. To brood and ruminate about why the relationship failed isn’t helpful.
laming your ex and being angry with them may seem to provide short-term relief. However, you and your ex each have your responsibility for your decisions and your situation.