Some relationships can radically end and you feel a breakup depression. It just sort of strikes out of the blue, and your whole life gets turned upside down.
Whatever is done to you is now in the past, however, and it's wholly in your control when you snap out of feeling down to go on with your life and pick up the pieces. Break up depression really stems from holding onto ideas about what should or shouldn't have happened and not living in the moment. It can take a bit of time to overcome the inclination to focus on negative aspects of your life. You need to be positive in your thinking and with your awareness. This is absolutely critical. Watch you thinking and see what you're focusing your mind on that is causing you to feel bad.
Try to avoid keeping any sort of things around that remind you of your ex or your relationship. These sorts of things only make you long for the "good days" and leave you feeling a void in your life. If you have to, box them up and store them away for the time being. This will give you the mental space you need to heal and focus on positive things in your life.
Get your friends on board to help you in your recovery from your break up. Many times feelings like depression can creep in when we feel isolated from others. By keeping a close knit group of friends in your life, you can start to bounce back from your break up faster that before.
You and your friends can together build happy memories together and foster a closer relationship. Not only will they help you recover from a break up, but they will also help you see that life isn't all doom and gloom. Plus, you'll be building a different sort of relationship--a friendship.
You can also get out and make new friends and meet new people. Go and do things that you've been putting off for a while now. Maybe you can go and join a few groups or classes for things that you've been interested in for some time now. Or maybe you can get involved in community events to meet new people. But either way, making new friends will help you broaden your horizons and focus your mind on seeing this phase of your life as a stage of growth rather than a stage of loss.
So, remember to move your life in a positive direction. You can change the way that you see this chapter of your life by consciously choosing to make it one of growth and positivity rather than one of collapse and negativity.
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