@popi and @Big Blue – Thanks for your kind responses.

@popi – we’re on similar timelines, it seems. my relationship was 9 months and on September 26th, it will be one year. 🙁

@Big Blue – Thank you for that list of questions. I do need to ask myself those things more often.

What do you all recommend for this: Every morning the first thought I have when I open my eyes is of my ex. I know we are in control of our thoughts but this doesn’t seem like it’s in my control. It annoys me that she is still my first thought and that’s how my day begins. I have to fight off those thoughts and emotions from that point on. How do I stop these thoughts of her when I first wake up?