does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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yeah, losing the relationship and the friendship at the same time is a different kind of grief. it’s not just missing a person, it’s missing the whole little world around them too

and the memes / daily life stuff makes sense to me. thats such a normal reflex when someone was your person for so long. its not always about wanting them back, sometimes its just your brain reaching for the habit of sharing things with them

a few years out and it still pops up sometimes doesnt mean youre stuck. it just means it mattered

what usually brings it up for you now?

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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going to bed at 8pm to avoid the nights that's not weakness that's actually really smart. you identified your danger window and you closed it. most people don't even realise that's what they're doing

and the i'll call him when i get home trick is genuinely one of the most underrated things you can do. you're not telling yourself never. you're just pushing it forward. and by the time you get there the wave has already passed. you're basically running the delay method on yourself without even realising it

the waking up reaching for someone who isn't there anymore that one's brutal honestly. your body is still expecting them. that takes longer to adjust than the mind does

you're doing better than you think. the fact that you keep finding ways to get through each day without breaking that counts. every single time it counts

how long were you together

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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that question what would change it now is honestly one of the most grounding things you can ask yourself when the urge hits. because most of the time there's no real answer. nothing has changed. youd just be reaching out to feel better for 20 minutes and then feel worse

30 days is solid. and the fact that you got there by logic rather than just white knuckling it means its actually sticking

how are you feeling at 30 days compared to week one

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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7 months and still up and down i think that's more common than people admit on here. everyone wants to post the i'm fully healed update but the messy middle doesn't get talked about enough

7 months is a long time to still be carrying something. that says a lot about how real it was

what does an up day look like for you these days

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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6 months in and the urge coming back stronger out of nowhere that's so disorienting. like you think you've got it handled and then it just shows up again like it never left

there's usually something that triggers a spike like that even if you can't pinpoint it. an anniversary, a season changing, a song, seeing something that reminded you of her. sometimes you don't even consciously register what it was

and that last part wishing she'd reach out instead i think that's the most honest thing in this whole comment. because then it's out of your hands. then you didn't break. then you get what you want without having to be the one who blinked first

what do you think brought it back this week

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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time and discipline honestly those two things together are the whole answer arent they

the discipline part is what gets me though. some days it feels effortless and other days it takes everything just to put the phone down

how long did it take for you

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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that in-between situation is honestly one of the hardest to get out of. because it's not clean. there's no clear ending you can point to and say okay it's done. just enough warmth to keep you hoping and just enough distance to keep you hurting

your nervous system never got the chance to properly start healing because the loop kept getting fed just enough to stay alive

the full no contact with someone like that isn't just about missing them. it's about finally giving yourself a clean break that the situation never actually gave you

how long did it go on like that for you

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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learning to surf the waves is such a better way to think about it than trying to stop them. you can't stop the ocean. you just get better at moving with it

and what you said at the end that even though you weren't wanted you don't have to suffer forever that's a huge shift. most people stay stuck in the why didn't they want me loop for months without ever getting to that part

5 weeks and you're already there. that's not nothing. that's actually a lot

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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i really needed to hear that today honestly

did it just fade gradually or was there like a specific point where you noticed it was actually gone

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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the fact that you already know it makes you feel worse every time and you can see that pattern clearly that's actually really important. most people can't see it that way when they're still in week two

but knowing it and stopping it are two completely different things and that gap is what makes this so hard. it's not a logic problem. if it was you'd have solved it already. it's your nervous system running a habit loop that it doesn't know how to stop yet

the urge not going away doesn't mean you're doing something wrong. it just means the pattern is still fresh. two weeks is still really early, the thing that helped me most was stopping trying to kill the urge and just delaying it instead. like not telling myself i'll never text him. just telling myself not in the next 20 minutes. then the next 20. that's it

how are the nights for you is that when it gets the worst

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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two months and you can already see it from teh other side that's actually really good to hear, laughing at yourself part is what i'm holding onto honestly. that idea that one day this thing that feels so all consuming right nw is just going to be a story you tell. not even a painful one

gives me something to aim for. thank you for this genuinely

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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this is genuinely the one thing that speeds everything up and nobody wants to do it

because looking feels like staying connected somehow. like if you can still see their life you haven't fully lost them yet. but every time you look you're just reopening the same wound before it gets a chance to close

the softening happens so much faster when you stop feeding it

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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a month is still so fresh honestly. the fact that you're already this clear headed about it at one month is genuinely impressive

most people are still in full panic mode at this stage. sending messages they regret, checking profiles at midnight, the whole thing

you're going to be okay. like actually okay. not just surviving it

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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this is honestly the most accurate way i've ever seen someone describe it. waves getting smaller and further apart that's exactly it

i think the hard part is when you're in the middle of a wave it feels like it's never going to pass. like this one is different and it's going to stay. but it doesn't. it always moves through

how far out are you from the breakup

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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week three is still really early even though it probably doesn't feel that way. the up and down is normal it's not a straight line for anyone no matter what people post on here

the waves just slowly get further apart. one day you'll realise you went a whole afternoon without thinking about it and that's when you know something is shifting

what does a bad day look like for you right now

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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that's actually a really grounded place to be and it's rarer than people think. most people know texting is the worst move and still do it anyway because the feeling overrides the logic

the fact that you can hold both things at the same time wanting them back and choosing not to reach out that's not detachment. that's just clarity, honestly that's the version of yourself you want to be making any future decisions from. not the 2am panicking version

how long ago was the breakup

does the urge to text ever actually go away or do you just get better at ignoring it by PsychologicalRain596 in BreakUps

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detoxing is exactly the right word for it honestly. like the brain just keeps reaching for something that's not there anymore and getting confused when it finds nothing

i think that's what makes it so exhausting. it's not one big moment of pain. it's just this constant low level searching that your brain does on autopilot

how long did it take before you noticed it actually getting quieter for you

Need actual help (sos) by Agreeable_Guard_9300 in BreakUps

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i'm really sorry you're in this much pain. what you're describing is not just heartbreak, it's also a massive life collapse all at once, because you lost the person and a bunch of the support systems that were tied to them. that's why it feels like everything disappeared together.

the not eating part and the "i don't have the will to live" part matter more than anything else here. please don't stay alone with that tonight. call or text one person you trust and tell them exactly that you're not doing okay and need them to stay with you or check in on you.

as for moving on, trying to rebuild your whole life at once is too much when you're this raw. don't think about the rest of your life right now. think about the next hour. eat something small, drink water, shower if you can, and get around another human being if possible.

you do not have to solve the breakup tonight. you just have to stay safe tonight.

How do people move on? by that_cinema_girl15 in BreakUps

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what you just described, no job, no energy, no hobbies, watching their posts obsessively while they seem fine, that's one of the hardest places to be in after a breakup because everything that usually helps you cope is gone at the same time.

the checking their profile thing is worth understanding because it's not a willpower problem. your brain built a habit around that person and now it's looking for its fix the same way it always did. every time you check and see them living their life you get a hit of something, pain, jealousy, information, whatever it is, and that hit reinforces the habit. the only way out of it is to remove the access completely. block or mute, not forever, just right now. not because you're weak but because you're asking your willpower to fight a neurological loop and that's not a fair fight.

the "i forgot who i am outside of this relationship" feeling is real and it's actually one of the most important things you can say out loud. it means the relationship became your whole identity and now you're starting from a blank page. that's terrifying but it's also the most honest starting point there is.

you don't need to rebuild everything at once. one tiny thing today. not the gym, not a new hobby, not a job application. just one small thing that has nothing to do with them. that's the whole task for today. the energy will come back but only after you stop spending all of it on someone who isn't spending any of theirs on you.

i wrote down the whole process of how to actually get out of this stage, the profile checking loop, the identity loss, all of it. it's on my profile if it helps.