Don’t grieve alone. Losing a relationship can feel almost like a death of the relationship. We were not meant to grieve alone, so consider making sure that you’re always with a supportive friend or family member for the first week or 2.
Experience healthy touch. Our bodies actually acclimate to certain frequencies of touch, so a breakup can feel like a double whammy. We are losing emotional support and simultaneously experiencing a dramatic decrease in the amount of physical affection we receive. While a massage certainly isn’t the same, it can help your body/mind to at least experience positive touch.
Open your eyes. We sometimes view our exes with rose-colored glasses, which can make it harder to move on. You may want to make a list of the top 5 times that your ex hurt or disappointed you, or other negative points that may help you to realize that, in fact, this person is by no means perfect.
Fill your brain with new experiences. Part of why breakups can be so painful is that we may feel that everything in our current environment reminds us of our ex. One way to change this is to deliberately create new experiences to help the old memories start to recede. New experiences can also subtly reassure us that there are other possibilities in life.
Remember your last ex. If you’re feeling like you’ll “never get over” your current breakup, it can be helpful to remember previous breakups where you may have felt the same. Take refuge in knowing that you’ll likely move forward and meet another person who you may like even better than your ex one day, even if that seems as impossible now as it did to your high school self years ago.

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