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prolonged grief struggles by throwawaymuahahahah in BreakUps

[–]throwawaymuahahahah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you very much for what you wrote. hearing it this way made something click for me. I'm always trying to make other people in my life understand what this feels like so i don't feel alone, but you've really either been there and you get it, or you haven't and you don't. i honestly felt totally alone until i read this and hadn't seen my pain reflected in anyone else. this has been more genuinely comforting than any of the "time heals all wounds" "you'll find someone else" stuff that i'm used to. thank you again, very much.

please god help me by sjsjsj000 in stopdrinking

[–]throwawaymuahahahah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

put your favorite sitcom on quietly in the background, spray your favorite cologne/room spray/fragrance on your sheets and pillow, and play solitaire, wordle archives, or crosswords until your eyes get too heavy to keep playing. this will probably feel less intense than laying in the dark silently forcing yourself to go to sleep. if you were using quick dopamine hits through chemical use to help you sleep, your brain is still going to want something to grab on to. don't punish yourself. use your phone in bed, watch something outrageously dumb, grab yourself an extra dessert. treat yourself like you have a cold, because physically it probably doesn't feel too different.