| Everyone experiences heart break at some point | | | | follow, get out again. Do not linger in the state |
| in their lives. Young love can end cruelly. More | | | | depression. Go out with friends, take a walk, |
| mature relationships can stop in their tracks. | | | | exercise. Cardiovascular activity produces |
| Marriages can dissolve. How can you endure the | | | | endorphins and act as a natural pick-me-up. Resist |
| pain and get over a broken heart? | | | | the temptation to contact your ex. To get your |
| The initial realization that a relationship has gone | | | | feelings out, write a letter that you will not send. |
| sour is the hardest point on the timeline of healing | | | | Go away for the weekend. Visit family. They will |
| from heartbreak. During the very first day, focus | | | | help you get over a broken heart. When you |
| on the idea that you can take it one day at a | | | | return, put everything out of sight that reminds |
| time. Stop and breathe. Do not be afraid to let | | | | you of your past relationship. No need to torture |
| yourself feel sad, angry or depressed. The biggest | | | | yourself. Treat yourself to something new, a |
| mistake would be to suppress these feelings. It | | | | hairstyle or day spa visit. |
| will be impossible to heal if you do. Let it all out so | | | | After about a month, when talking about the |
| you can truly feel the pain and rage. Do not feel | | | | experience becomes less emotional, assess it. |
| like you must face a normal day at work if you | | | | What did you learn about how to get over a |
| can't stand the idea. Call in sick, stay in bed, watch | | | | broken heart? How can you relate better to |
| a funny movie to distract yourself, or a sappy | | | | others now who have been in similar situations? |
| love story to get a good cry. Mourn with those | | | | Start a new activity that will rebuild your |
| closest to you. The following few days can be for | | | | confidence. Take a class, learn a new language or |
| bitter, personal congratulations. You are human, | | | | begin playing a musical instrument. Volunteer at a |
| you allowed yourself to love. Find words of | | | | homeless shelter, where others' suffering will keep |
| comfort from your favorite music or inspirational | | | | yours in perspective. Now might be an acceptable |
| speaker. Repeat motivational phrases like "I'm | | | | time to contact your ex, but only if you think it |
| going to get through this" or "This is only a | | | | will help, not if all you want to say are hurtful |
| moment in time." Healing words can help you get | | | | things. Now or a little further down the line, begin |
| over a broken heart. | | | | dating again. Don't be afraid. It's essential to the |
| As you gain momentum through the weeks the | | | | healing process. |