[Wildcat21]

Found this article today... kind of covers what we go over here... reinforces what we advise...


Healing A Broken Heart
Four essentials for those suffering from heartbreak

by A.K. Boyle
Published: 09/21/2006 Send This Article To a Friend



It's hard to say if there are more songs, poems and movies written about the ecstasy of falling in love… or the agony of breaking up. No one relishes nursing a broken heart back to health, but it's something everyone who's ever loved will have to do at some point. And while I can't say it gets any easier, there are a few measures you can take to help make the process of moving on move along.

Time (but not too much time)
First of all, acknowledge that what you are going through is hard. When you're in love, your body develops a chemical addiction to the other person, and the withdrawal is both painful and necessary. Give yourself permission to grieve. However, if you allow yourself to dwell on the difficulty of the break-up, you just replace one addiction with another, this one much less enjoyable. Make a serious effort to involve yourself in projects and activities, and immerse yourself in other people. Talk to your friends about the break-up, but talk to them about other things, too. Even if you don't want to, forcing yourself to get out and concentrate on other things will get you on the right track to feeling like yourself again.

Letting go
You will never get over him if you let yourself daydream about getting back together. Delete him from your cell phone, and don't even think about clicking on his myspace profile. It's a good idea to get rid of everything that reminds you of him to help yourself realize that that phase in your life is over. Depending on the length and closeness of the relationship, some people find that moving helps them make a clean break and a new start. If that isn't an option, rearrange the furniture, redecorate your walls -- anything you can do to symbolize moving on will help you make the transition. It's time to start a new era, with new memories and new possibilities.

Getting it out
Relationships leave trails of unresolved issues, questions and feelings their wake. But it isn't always possible to talk to achieve closure with the other person. Nonetheless, it's important that you express what you think and feel; working through those questions is a big part of leaving them behind you. Put them on paper. It doesn't matter if it's in a journal or a letter, but sometimes addressing your thoughts to your ex can help you achieve more cathartic value. After you've spent all of your anger, confusion or guilt, look at what you've written. If after you've exhausted your pen or keyboard you still feel like it's something you still really need him to know, consider sending it. First, edit any accusations or sections that are too emotionally charged -- you don't want to send anything you'll regret later -- and make sure it reads as an honest letter that isn't asking for a response. Once you've sent your thoughts, frustrations and explanations, you can feel certain that you've said what you needed to say and move on.

Friendship can wait
No calls. No sightings. No friendship. You need at least three months with absolutely no contact before you can even think about starting a friendship, and it often takes much longer. There's no such thing as "staying friends." You were not friends when you were dating, and if you were friends before, it ended the moment you became intimately involved. If you want to start a friendship now, realize that it will be an entirely new relationship that must be built from the ground up. You'll share a different kind of bond, have different kinds of conversations and play different roles in each other's lives. It may be true that once we love someone, we love them forever, but it cannot be in the same way if you hope to have an honest friendship and an honest chance at moving on.

[SINGLE4]

WOW... Thank you Wildcat!

Regardless if you were in love and had your heart broken 3 months ago or 3 years ago, this article really makes you think and makes you feel better!:D

[ilovcali]

Why are so many of these articles directed at getting over "HIM"? That's one of the things that bothers me. Society is so set on targeting the male's faults. MEN HAVE FEELINGS TOO. Not all of us LIE, CHEAT, or ABUSE our partners.

And NO, MEN ARE NOT ALWAYS the reason the relationship didn't work. There are many of us, who did it the RIGHT WAY with the WRONG PERSON. MEN GET SCREWED TOO.

That's why I'm here.

[Wildcat21]

Its for both.

She there are many women with issues as you know Cali.

[talaniman]

Hmm sounds like you wrote this cat, fess up!!

[Wildcat21]

I could have.

Couple things the ymissed outon - Change - you have to change - figure out what pushed them away.

Stop being needy of the person - and insecure. Be busy. Be mysterious. Be different.

Change you tactics - make them come to you.

[Breagha]

I would just like to say that not checking blogs is a BIG thing. No myspace, no Facebook, no NOTHING. Really. That is my problem at the moment. It helps nothing. So DON'T do it (I'll try to follow my own advice).

[s_cianci]

Why are so many of these articles directed at getting over "HIM"? That's one of the things that bothers me. Society is so set on targeting the male's faults. MEN HAVE FEELINGS TOO. Not all of us LIE, CHEAT, or ABUSE our partners.

And NO, MEN ARE NOT ALWAYS the reason the relationship didn't work. There are many of us, who did it the RIGHT WAY with the WRONG PERSON. MEN GET SCREWED TOO.

That's why I'm here.

Couldn't spread the love but this is a good point. A lot of relationship-type literature seems directed at females and the poor men get overlooked.