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What is the best way to get over a breakup?

I just don’t know how to help my friend… It’s been a couple of months and she’ still miserable. She’s trying to feign happiness and hide her pain, but inside she’s hurting so bad. How do I help her?

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aeolian mode offline Verified User (2 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 10 #
Rocklin, CA, US | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (3 minutes after post)

Just be there for her, only time can really heal this.. Just knowing someone cares is really important

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usurper offline Verified User (7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (7 minutes after post)

Get her talking. But she must realize on her own that things will never be what they were. She’s probably lost in the “good times they had”

Get her out there, remind her of everything she’s gained (freedom, opputunity) and stop thinking about all the things shes lost.

Hope that helps.

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undeveloped offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (17 minutes after post)

tell her to write poems about how she feels. it will help her express herself.
tell her to keep herself and her mind busy. by not doing things, will make her think about her ex.

i had to break up with my ex after 7 months and only because of her dad. we still loved each other when we had to break up. the only thing for me that worked is time. its been about a year since we were together, and i still feel horrible about it sometimes, but i just try to brush it off and keep goin on with my life.

tell her to tell herself that “it is not helpful” to keep being upset about it, its only gunna make her want him back more.

keeping yourself busy, writing poems, and time. those are all i know that are helpful.

best of luck to her

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TheSailor offline Verified User (2 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Flushing, NY, US | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (31 minutes after post)

They get over it in time. Trust me, life becomes a matter of survival, and when that comes in to play the one she lost or one that made her feel lost is going to be nothing more but a learning experience.

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2 months, 3 weeks ago (10 hours, 38 minutes after post)

who broke up with who tho?

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elizabeth.ballma offline Verified User (2 months, 3 weeks) Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (1 day, 6 hours after post)

Take the girl out! If she’s been upset for months, she might be in a depression OR she might be letting herself drown in it. Don’t tell her to get a rebound or be with anyone else, but encourage her getting some hobbies. Ask her what she did to make her happy BEFORE the guy. Ask her some things that she’s always wanted to do. Tell her to get involved in things that she has a passion for and actually interests her. I recently went through a breakup and I just started doing things FOR ME and it made me happy. All that time I would have normally invested in him, thinking about him, crying over him; I turned around and invested in ME. It was a nice change. I started working out, got a tan, went on va-cay, got old friends back, and go out… things I wouldn’t have done while I was with him.

Hope it helps :)

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