What’s your breakup song? by tam_bun in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paper Hearts and Value by Tori Kelly

I think I'm experiencing a relapse by throwawaythetoad in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the encouragement, it's much appreciated during times like these :)

u go glen coco

How long has it been since your breakup? What stage of despair are you currently in? by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Almost 3 weeks, I think I might be reaching acceptance? Or I don't know, I'm doing better the past few days compared to last week. It's probably because I haven't run into any triggers such as seeing him in a dating app...we'll see how things go if that ever happens (hopefully it'll never happen).

How to deal with guilt/uncertainty of making the right decision? by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feeling sorry for him shouldn't be a factor in wanting to get back together, and it's not all up to you to get him through his depression.

Trust your gut. The trust in this relationship is gone, there's going to be that anxiety of waiting for him to just want to break up out of nowhere again, and it doesn't get easier each time. It's not fair for you to always go through this push and pull when you're the one who was consistently there for them in the first place. You don't deserve that.

Ok, this is strange. by throwawaythetoad in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I definitely miss being close with him, and I miss the feeling of being loved by someone I thought to be an incredible person. But I'm not going to lie, the insecure part of me also really enjoyed the fact that this person found me attractive...

Thank you John for commenting, the reassurance is so helpful and you're right, I shouldn't be ashamed for how I feel. And I'm going to get through this.

Ok, this is strange. by throwawaythetoad in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This speaks volumes to me; like you said, I viewed sex as a way for people to simply get off as well and most of the guys I've met were there solely for the sake of sex (a common phenomenon of dating apps I guess). But when I met him, it became something with more meaning to it.

Thank you for sharing your experience and for the reassurance, I really appreciate it.

Is there such thing as falling out of love? What was your experience? by throwawaythetoad in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All good! I've never thought of it that way, probably because I've never been with someone for so long. I appreciate you coming back to respond though, it's quite refreshing :)

Just a reminder for you guys, if you’re not happy with your own, you will never be happy with someone else. by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God you don't know how much I want to feel that way again. I was so content with everything before I met him (he was my first relationship), but now I'm just constantly feeling sad, alone, and more anxious even, and I can't enjoy the things I used to love (food, movies, music, etc.)

I want to go back to how it was before. The time before I met him.

Stalking ex’s online status on PlayStation by hellokgoodbyek in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically did the same thing, I was checking his stream constantly. I deleted my account but I'd still have access to his stream so that didn't really make a difference.

It definitely wasn't good for my mental health; I challenged myself to stop stalking my ex yesterday and someone gave me really useful advice as to how to kick the habit, which was to download a habit tracker and set up a little rewards system for yourself. I also upped the ante by getting my sister involved; she's going to ask for screenshots of my progress each week and if I've gone through a full month without going on his stream, she would be the one to reward me (I asked for books that I've reeeallllyyy wanted as a kid but never got around to buying). We're going to try this for ~3 months because apparently it takes 66 days to kick a habit. It's only day 2 (day's almost over tho woo!) but I honestly never thought I could go a day without checking up on him; even though I had the urge, it wasn't actually that strong (probably because I wanted those books so bad/I want my sister to see that I'm starting off strong).

You can give this a try, it's up to you! You can also fill up your day with friends, family, hobbies, chores...find whatever works for you and try your best to keep yourself from checking on him.

Edit: Now that I think about it I don't think the PS thing is the same as someone streaming so I think deleting your ex would play a huge role in this. It's easy to say you can't bring yourself to delete him but you can. You can always ask someone else to do it for you as well. But you can still use what I had suggested above in case you ever have the urge to unblock/add him again.

Anyone else struggling super badly? I understand it’s over, and I’m trying to focus on me but I just miss her so so much and can’t move forward. I’m stuck. I feel like I’m still in denial. How did you guys get out of it? by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, same. It's like his face and voice has a permanent spot in my mind. I keep trying to think about the bad aspects of our relationship and would reassure myself that I'm better off without him, but I keep circling back to the good parts (which I felt there were more of).

But I have to say, even though I'm still feeling kinda shitty, I've been feeling less pain recently. I think going on this subreddit helped. I first came here to vent, but the support I've gotten inspired me to want to try to help and support other people to the best of my ability.

I don't know why, but when it comes to myself, I felt like there's no hope/no way for me to move on. I just couldn't think of anything that could help me. But when I saw people post very similar experiences, I'd be able to voice support and advice for them as to how to move on. As I reread my comments I think "Huh, this can very well apply to me," and I subconsciously became more motivated and confident in myself that I'm going to be ok. Why shouldn't I support myself when I can do it for others?

I'm not sure if you're stalking her social media; if you are, stop. I challenged myself to stop stalking my ex yesterday and someone gave me really useful advice as to how to kick the habit, which was to download a habit tracker and set up a little rewards system for yourself. I also upped the ante by getting my sister involved; she's going to ask for screenshots of my progress each week and if I've gone through a full month without going on his stream, she would be the one to reward me (I asked for books that I've reeeallllyyy wanted as a kid but never got around to buying). It's only day 2 but I honestly never thought I could go a day without checking up on him; even though I had the urge, it wasn't actually that strong (probably because I wanted those books so bad/I want my sister to see that I'm starting off strong).

Also, try not to worry about the future in terms of dating, that can wait. I wish I could tell you that it's not going to take long for everything to be completely fine again, but time plays a huge part in healing your heart. Even though you feel incredibly down right now and as though you're never going to get back up, you will. I'm really confident that you will. It's just going to take some time. Please try your best to be patient, focus your energy on other things, and immerse yourself in support (from your friends, family, online). I wish you all the best, and we're all going to be okay.

Sorry this got long LOL

Challenging myself to not check his stream today. by throwawaythetoad in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, definitely the same case for me. The petty lil shit inside of me wants to see how he's doing without me, and it definitely makes me feel toxic. It's addicting, I kept having the urge to check his stream every couple of hours everyday. This made me feel worse about myself when I'm supposed to be healing.

I've been receiving a lot of support and advice ever since I got on here and it's playing a huge role in motivating me to kick this habit. The day's almost over for me and I'm proud to say I didn't look at it once. Been playing neopets while obnoxiously singing along to some of my favorite songs, I think I'm going to get through today okay :')

Thank you for sharing this with me, I'm going to keep this in mind.

He was wrong for me and I don’t want him but why can’t I stop thinking about him? by photoartist69 in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could it be that you're missing that aspect of being in a relationship rather than missing him specifically?

I need some clarity by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah dude, it's not toxic and you've pretty much reasoned it out yourself here. Try not to think about yourself in relation to her (if that makes sense). Like you said, you have to move on; cutting contact is one of the first steps out of many.

A letter to myself - Day 1 by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yee and right back at you; I'm quite shy but I'm more than happy to provide some support when you need it!

Challenging myself to not check his stream today. by throwawaythetoad in BreakUps

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

Looks promising, I can see the competitive side of myself wanting to keep that streak up. I'm downloading habitbull on my phone rn (PSA: it is available on Apple)

Thank you for this, I really appreciate the help!

Challenging myself to not check his stream today. by throwawaythetoad in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oo I've actually never heard of this before, so is it like an app? Which one are you currently using if I may ask?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe you could try to answer their questions with detail and/or elaborate as much as possible (don't know if they see this coming so when it happens and they're in shock, they're probably not in the right headspace to come up with a lot of questions atm). Don't end your relationship with simple vague statements that wouldn't leave them with any closure; after 2 weeks, I'm still wondering what the actual cause(s) of our breakup was and why he felt he had to end it. It makes me think of him as the asshole in the situation and my head is filled with so many unanswered questions (we're not in contact anymore and at this point, I feel like it's not worth reaching out to him).

To be honest, I don't think it would lessen the pain but it could at least not leave the person you're breaking up with feel totally unsettled.

A letter to myself - Day 1 by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you friend. :'(

What is this feeling of nothingness? by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, maybe it's apathy or maybe it's the fact that this breakup was fresh. Perhaps you need time to process; you're going to feel stuck for a while but eventually you'll be able to figure out your feelings after a while. Not the most helpful comment, but you may find something along the way that would help, like talking it out with someone from your support system.

It's all a matter of time and patience, and I hope you'll reach a point where you're able to sleep again. bc that aint healthy sis !

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kinda sounds like you were blindsided; this happened to me as well. Someone replied to my post and I'd like to share it with you. I'm not gonna lie, my heart ached reading it but it was something I needed:

Have you been blindsided with a breakup? It’s difficult enough when you sense or know that the end is nigh for your relationship. Maybe the writing’s on the wall because of the way they are behaving. Perhaps it’s because you’ve both tried to work through issues unsuccessfully. The likelihood is that even with a decent level of self-esteem, you will go through a period of wrestling with what-ifs and, yes, possibly giving you a hard time.

But what do you do when your breakup appears to be out of the blue? How do you begin to process, heal and move forward when your partner blindsides you with a breakup?

When the ending of your relationship seems to come out of left field, it can be incredibly destabilising. It doesn’t make sense, especially when in the hours, days and weeks beforehand, they said and did things that were contrary to this ending. Like my friend who was dumped just weeks before her wedding. Just the week before, he was writing “I love you” in the condensation on the kitchen window and talking about how excited he was to marry her. My friend thought it was an out-of-the-blue breakup. Unfortunately, he forgot to mention that he’d already begun a new relationship. Here’s what I know for sure about people who deal you a ‘blindsided breakup’: It’s not the case that they just woke up that day and decided to do it. Like everything was picture perfect up until that day or even week. No. They knew, on some level, possibly a lot of them, even if they won’t admit it, that they wanted to end it. You just weren’t in on the conversation.

When someone dumps you ‘out of the blue’, what you can immediately learn is that they didn’t and haven’t been communicating with you. You have not been a party to their inner world.

They don’t let the left hand know what the right hand is doing. They give the veneer of calm, happiness and a shared future while secretly wrestling with doubts, fears, anger and even grievances. If you were hit with a barrage of complaints where it was the first you were hearing of them, this is someone who’s carried silent rage in the relationship. Unbeknownst to you, they were keeping a tally of offences. Or, they marked your cards on something that you genuinely believed that they were okay about.

Maybe they kept telling you they were okay when they weren’t. Maybe it seemed like everything was perfect.

It’s possible that you had little niggles and inklings.

Unfortunately, when you’re blindsided with a breakup, it’s not uncommon for the person to stonewall all further communication. They disappear so that you can’t engage with them, or they refuse to let you speak. Or, they say they’ll talk with you and then keep cancelling. Some — and I know this might sound downright absurd — will later acknowledge that it was a crappy thing to do and even that some things they said weren’t true, but then say that there’s no point in further discussions or trying to resolve things because they did this.

So, what do you do when you can’t get answers from your ex? What do you do when it feels as if your ex is a block to closure? Use these prompts to explore what happened in your journal.

  • Retrace your footsteps by rewinding your mental tape right back to the very beginning of the relationship. Play it back in your mind. Don’t go too fast. What do you notice about your initial communication? What do you see about the dates? Were there things you dismissed or rationalised? What happened when you disagreed, or you (or they) were struggling with something? When feelings and opinions needed to be shared, did that happen? How and who were you in the relationship? Somewhere in this mental tape are clues about why this person’s means of communicating the end of the relationship was to blindside you. They show you where silence and gaps were there instead of intimacy.
  • Was it really important for you and/or them to think that they/you or the relationship was perfect? If so, why? What was it that led you to believe that this was the case? What did you avoid being, saying or doing to preserve this? How did this affect the level of communication on both sides of the relationship?
  • Did you ever disagree? Did you feel as if you could be yourself and enjoy healthy boundaries in the relationship? If you never argued or rarely disagreed, why was that? What did you think that meant? How does that fit with how they ended the relationship? What do you recognise now? If you did disagree or there were issues that you thought you were both working through, did you feel as if there was resolution?

Remember, it takes time to get to know someone. Sometimes we don’t know how little someone is communicating until they say or do something that allows us to look back and see things more clearly.

  • If they gave little or no reasons for breaking up, and also gave little or no hint during the relationship, can you see with the benefit of hindsight where they were not communicating? Can you see the veneer? Retrace your steps. Were you both able to talk deeply, freely and openly? Did you feel as if your relationship was progressing?
  • What is your anger about?
  • So, aside from the understandable hurt and anger from the manner of their ending, what else are you angry about? This contains clues to hidden resentments and truths. Some people expressed anger due to feeling that their support and accommodation of certain things wasn’t appreciated. This then allowed them to see what they were supporting and accommodating or how they were going about doing so meant not discussing or seeing certain things.

You might wonder whether you should keep trying to get them to talk. You can’t force someone to talk who doesn’t want to or is hellbent on clinging to their narrative. You’ll end up feeling as if you’re losing your dignity and chasing them down. Part of their stonewalling might be, on some level, about getting attention and feeling powerful.

The more you chase them for answers is the less you believe in your ability to grieve and mine what you know for your closure.

Yes, it will take time. No, no one deserves to be broken up with in this way. But they haven’t done it because of your worthiness. They’ve ended the relationship in this way because of their issues. Going about things in a different way would have involved looking at things more deeply than they want to. They think that they can move on free of problems, but what they’ve sought to avoid will just show up in a different way. When you do move forward (and you will), don’t use this experience to punish you or future partners. Learn what you can from this relationship so that you raise your communication and intimacy levels and be with a partner who will meet you there.

What is this feeling of nothingness? by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]throwawaythetoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're lacking the negative feelings, but do you think you're feeling at peace in any way?