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April 15, 2016 at 6:16 am #101929KasiaParticipant
Hi,
I have this problem…. how to put it shortly…. almost 2months ago a guy, that I planned to stay with for the rest of my life, that i had deep feelings for broke up with me. after all the phases of the break up, when i was crying all day, or just staring in the celling, then bargaining and begging God to bring him back I feel better now, I still cry almost every day, but just a bit, just few minutes and it doesnt hurt so much as it used to. I found out how amazing friends and family I have, that I have a job that I like and a nice life. But I’m still sad and hounted by 2 things. 1st is, that it was a long distance relationship and I planned to move there in some time. Thing is that I always kind of wanted to try to live abroad, just I was too scared to go alone. And now I had a really perfect chance. Having a guy there, being happy, building a life there. And I could see myself in there. I could really imagined that. So the first thing that makes me blue is the future of us that I lost, and this dream that suddenly seemed so true…. I still can see myself standing in his kitchen, cooking together as we used to, or lying on couch and I still hear his heart beat under my ear as I lie on his chest…. I dont know, if I should let that dream of living abroad and all those things just let go, because I have noone now to go with again and i’m scared again, or should I maybe give it a time and later try to do it on my own??
seecond thing is, that before him i was young woman enjoying being young and attractive, never playing with someones heart, but flirting and sometimes having one night stands. Now I canť imagine anybody touching me, kissing me, I may actually being nauseous picturing myself sleeping with somebody else than him. Or having any other physicall contact with anyone but him. And frankly that scares me. it’s not me, and I have no idea, when will this nad if it will go away… I keep thinking, that all this needs time, but how long?? Not that I need sex or anything, but I want to be me back… Well I want US back…. but that is not going to happen….
thank you for your advices. K.April 15, 2016 at 7:07 am #101932keineParticipantHi K–
You are going through a grieving process–grieving the loss of the relationship, of your hopes, dreams and plans for the future, and the sense of purpose that a deep connection with another person can give. It is hard and it is painful, and it is also necessary. Fortunately it is not forever, and you will learn a good deal about yourself, what you’re capable of, what you need from life, and what will bring joy.
It sounds like you are beginning to accept that the relationship was not meant to be, and that you need to move on and get on with your life. You’ve mentioned your amazing friends…it is good that you have their love and support to help you heal. Spend a lot of time with them. Do fun things with them. Even if it hurts to think of having fun without your former partner, go out and do it anyway. Take the “geographical cure” if you are able–visit a foreign country or a city you’ve always wanted to see, especially somewhere you’ve never been, that you can discover on your own and build a new memory that does not include your former partner. (Myself, I would prefer to go alone…but it would be fun with a friend!)
Do the things you enjoyed doing yourself, with or without him. Did you enjoy cooking? Was there a particular style of cooking you’d always wanted to try, but you did not with him? Try it out! Look up a recipe online or check out a cookbook. Do something new and exciting, by yourself, for yourself.
It does get less and less painful as time passes. How much time it will take depends on you…everyone has to grieve and heal in their own time. Remember, you are a wonderful individual in your own right. Just because he is no longer a part of your life does not make you any less of a person!
Take care of yourself and be well.
April 15, 2016 at 7:29 am #101935AnonymousGuestDear K:
I am thinking that you are already going back to some normalcy for you in that you are not hurting so much. But I hope you don’t go back to exactly how you were before. If this relationship that ended was significant and meaningful to you, if there was love there, then I hope you are not the same person.
Expecting to be the same as you were before you met him is not realistic and probably not a good thing. This relationship, is more than a wound that happened and now you want to be healed from it. There was attachment, you lying on his chest hearing his heart beat, the safety in it, the courage it allowed you to feel and to be ready to make the move… the interactions with him, all these changed you.
If you would like, you can share about these changes, what you experienced that you are taking with you as you move on…?
anita
April 16, 2016 at 1:18 am #101998KasiaParticipantHi:) thank you both for your answeres. I do believe, that I’m heading towards better times. Well at least somewhere where it doesn’t hurt so much and where I can see a future for me. The relationship was not too long, which itself is probably good for healing, but at the other hand we’ve never fought, we were always happy to be together and planning our future together. So it’s also hard to find something that would help me move on, because for me it was still the most beautiful relationship I’ve ever had and I can see him as my other half of the heart. So searching for something, that was significantly wrong and I could say ‘okay, I don’t want that and this in relationship’ is now my goal, but I’m not much succesfull…
Keine – I’m planning to go and travel, luckily I can afford it, but apart of these trips there is nothing BIG in my future now, as moving in, starting new life and having a happy family would be. Of course it’s only logical, that you loose your dreams the same moment that you loose your person, but this is part of the relashionship I’m really really not over and it hurts most.
Anita – I’m not sure I want to change.. well it depends how you put it. For sure I can see some things that I’ve done again as same as in my former”relashionship” and I’ve learned from that. Or I really hope so. It tought me something and If that counts as changing then I hope I’m not same also. e.g. I’m willing to do anything for that person that is important for me (like move to foreign country) and I understood that it’s not the best idea. I will try not to do that, at least for my own safety, because logically after breakup I was asking why? after all I wanted to give him… blah blah.. If there is somebody who is really worth it, then yes okay. But I’m like this normally. I work as a doctor and I would do anything for my patients to make them feel better. It’s just me. Obviously not the best thing in todays world…. What changed for sure is that I want to be more with my friends and they are really really important part of my life now. I will not change my friends for some guy who breaks my heart later.But what I ment in my post is, that I have complete block. I can’t imagine myself being physically with someone, like touch, kiss, have sex and it still lasts even if I feel better now and it made me feel weird, scared…. Tha’s what I’ve ment.
Sorry for that post actually, cause it’s just my thoughts running from my head through my fingers, I’ve never been good in writing something that makes sence:))
April 16, 2016 at 4:11 am #102000keineParticipantMaybe you are afraid of being intimate (sexually and emotionally) with someone after being hurt this time. I think that is a natural response. It will take some time to let go of that fear…are you in a situation now where the subject of sex and intimacy would come up for you? If not, be patient with yourself. It wasn’t that long ago that the relationship ended, and you’re still trying to find your new “normal.” At this given point in time, how important is being sexual in your life? You don’t say how long this relationship lasted, but you do emphasize that you believed you would be with him for the rest of your life. When something like that ends, naturally it will be traumatic.
With something like this that is causing such an extreme amount of pain and upset for you, it certainly wouldn’t hurt to seek help from a therapist or counselor. It helps to put this in perspective. In the meantime, in times like this, it helps to focus on the positive. You’ve said you have amazing friends…that’s something to be grateful for. You have the means to travel. Great!
Best wishes to you!
April 16, 2016 at 8:27 am #102009KasiaParticipantTank you, Keine, for your words. I just needed to hear it is normal (we know it all, still we need to hear that:) ). There is nobody and I don’t need it (partially because I kjust can’t). and yes, you probably have a point, I may be really afraid of getting hurted again. I’ve been looking at men as at irresponsible, childish a**holes, that probably are in club to cheat on their wifes or gfs… so there can be a point in your point. thank you. I know I need to heal, and that it takes time, I just hope, everything will get to normal once and I’ll be truly happy again. I’ve been strugling being single before I’Ve met him, so now I’m just trying not to dive in that feelings od loneliness again. and except for my friends and family, that are really supportive, I’¨m really really greatful for people like you helping others. THANK YOU and best wishes to you too!
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