How to Mend a Broken Heart
August 1 2007, 4:00 PM
People may say no one ever died of a broken heart, but when you're suffering from one, it sure doesn't feel that way--at least initially. These suggestions may help you navigate the painfully troubled waters of a relationship that has ended.
Day 1
Instructions
- STEP 1: Breathe. All you can do is survive this first and difficult day. Take one day at a time.
- STEP 2: Give yourself permission to mourn. Call in sick at work, sleep all day, eat too much ice cream, sob.
- STEP 3: Congratulate yourself for being human: It is only when you open yourself to love that your heart can break.
- STEP 4: Develop and repeat a helpful mantra to get you through the initial shock and pain, such as "This too shall pass" or "I will survive."
Day 2
Instructions
- STEP 1: Reach out to a close friend or family member. It helps to share your thoughts with others.
- STEP 2: Watch a movie to distract yourself. Choose a comedy that has cheered you up in the past. Or watch a movie that's guaranteed to make you sob--it may surprise you how good that feels.
Week 1
Instructions
- STEP 1: Force yourself to go out even if you are feeling despondent. Take yourself out for a cup of coffee or go on a long walk.
- STEP 2: Express your emotions in a way that comes naturally. Write in a journal, paint, sculpt or play music.
- STEP 3: Do daily cardiovascular exercise--the endorphins will give your spirits an immediate lift.
- STEP 4: Resist the urge to call your ex. Instead, write a letter. Don't mail it.
- STEP 5: Go out of town for the weekend to distance yourself from the temptation to call your ex. Visit an old friend or go back home to your roots. A change of environment does wonders for the spirit.
- STEP 6: Put everything that reminds you of your ex in a box and seal it. Throw it away, donate it to charity or ask a friend to hold on to it indefinitely.
Week 2
Instructions
- STEP 1: Surround yourself with friends. This may mean reaching out to people you fell out of touch with during the relationship.
- STEP 2: Make lists to help you regain your confidence and identity: a list of your friends, of things you like, of what you want to accomplish in the next decade.
- STEP 3: Spoil yourself: Get a new hairstyle, have a spa day or go shopping.
- STEP 4: Resist the urge to call your ex.
Week 3
Instructions
- STEP 1: Assess the experience. Have you learned anything about yourself? Does the experience make you more empathetic to others who've suffered a hardship?
- STEP 2: Begin an activity that will fill your time, distract your mind and rebuild your confidence. Train for a marathon, take up yoga or learn a new language.
- STEP 3: Resist the urge to call your ex.
- STEP 4: Volunteer your time at a local homeless shelter, soup kitchen or tutoring center. It will take your mind off your own woes and keep your suffering in perspective.
Week 4
Instructions
- STEP 1: Continue regular socializing and exercising. While socializing, though, make sure you don't depend on alcohol or drugs to dull the pain.
- STEP 2: Call your ex if you feel it would be helpful. Resist if you merely want to say hurtful things.
- STEP 3: Consider dating other people, but be wary of rebound relationships.
- STEP 4: Understand that you will need to experience and process sadness, anger, guilt and fear to fully heal. Burying or ignoring these emotions will thwart the healing process. Write, cry, share the feelings with friends.
Months 3 to 6
Instructions
- STEP 1: Force yourself to go on dates. You'll be surprised to discover that your heart can still flutter over someone. It's part of the healing process.
- STEP 2: Consult a psychiatrist if you are experiencing symptoms of depression, such as lack of appetite, insomnia or too much sleeping, low self-esteem, and an inability to concentrate or carry out routine tasks. Ask a friend or physician to recommend one who is experienced in treating depression.
- STEP 3: Remember that healing is a process that takes time. Expect waves of sadness, anger, guilt or fear even after you think you are over it. Give your heart time to heal.
One year and beyond
Instructions
- STEP 1: Compartmentalize the experience in your memory: "My heart was broken once. It really hurt and I'm glad it's over."
- STEP 2: Reach out to your ex if you want to re-establish a friendship. Do not harbor secret ambitions of winning him or her back. You'll only set yourself up for another heartbreak.
As for me, sfatul meu e sa profiti de momentul asta pentru a te transforma, pentru a creea ceva extraordinar. Uite-l pe Cioran ce castigat a fost in ciuda depresiilor lui, a scris atatea carti care au devenit celebre! Sper ca macar asta i-a adus un zambet pe buze :p
Also, sterge-ti din minte mitul "The one" si invata cate ceva despre atractie, seductie si dragoste. E o mare diferenta si-odata ce ai inteles-o vei fi scutit de multe probleme de-ale inimii.
How to Mend a Broken Heart
There's a saying - maybe we're supposed to meet all the wrong people first, so when the right ones come along, we'll know the difference.
Si-asa e. :)
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kenshinx001: wow O_O | 08-01-07 04:57 PM |
Cum sa scapi de o depresie din dragoste
August 1 2007, 3:56 PM
You tell yourself: My heart is broken.
Science tells you: Brain imaging studies have shown that romantic rejection hurts like physical pain. The same circuits of grey matter are triggered whether you have broken up or broken a leg.
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Buna dimineata soarqa
August 1 2007, 3:56 PM
Ma uit uneori in ochii tai si iti spun cat sunt de frumosi. Iar tu razi de mine. Ma simt uneori un fir de praf care ti-a intrat in ochiul drept sau un strop de fum care ti-a atins stangul si te face sa plangi. Alteori ma simt o stea, luminoasa, care se oglindeste in ochii tai plini de soare si te face sa razi de cat de mica sunt comparativ cu universul din interiorul lor. Aseara m-am simtit o geana, care statea pe marginea pleoapei si nu stia in ce directie sa cada. Ti-am cazut pe obraz si am ramas incetisor acolo, ca sa ma ascund de ochii tai care ma vroiau inapoi. Am o problema uneori. Nu stiu de unde sa respir – de afara, sau din ochii tai. Nu stiu ce sa respir – aer sau privirea ta. Ma inec si ma prind de marginile soarelui tau cu toate razele mele. Seara ai aceeasi ochi. Ma asteptam sa vreau sa-ti spun “noapte buna, luna”, dar tot “buna dimineata, soare” sunt tentata sa-ti scriu in curcubeu pe cerul meu albastru. Ma uit in sus, in jos, in stanga, in dreapta – cred ca inca dorm, ochii tai, pentru ca le simt respiratia fugind pe trepte dupa visul care vrea sa sara pe geam. Ii sarut incetisor, ca sa nu cumva sa sara si soarele dupa vis. Un zambet de lumina, ai deschis ochii... buna dimineata, soare...
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Cat de usor se fac banii in Romania
August 1 2007, 3:54 PM
Cat de usor sau greu se fac bani in Romania? Intotdeauna imi puneam aceasta intrebare dupa ce, la o anumita varsta (destul de frageda) am inteles intelesul acestui cuvant. Bani. Cunosc oameni foarte bogati, cunosc oameni care se descurca si am intalnit oameni foarte saraci. Care este acel miraj care ii face pe unii dintre noi sa plece, si din punctul lor de vedere care sunt motivele pentru care ceilalti raman in tara? Ce se intampla in Romania? De ce avem cel mai mare numar de deponenti la bancile din Elvetia cu sume fantasmagorice? De ce, totodata, avem cel mai mare numar de cersetori, oameni fara case, spalatori de parbrize? De ce nu putem avea toti o parere, o atitudine? EU cred ca din cauza sistemului politic. Am trecut de la o organizare la alta pana am ajuns la acest gen de democratie halucinanta, separatoare, in care cetatenii nu mai pot fi uniti "in cuget si-n simtire" pentru ca atunci cand unul se descurca si ii merge bine, celalalt priveste cu jind. Nu vorbesc ca un comunist. Urasc comunismul. Este o boala. Vreau doar sa aflu raspunsul la cateva intrebari. Cat de usor sau greu se fac bani in Romania? Sa plec din tara sau sa nu plec? Cersetorii din New York, Madrid, Paris ne creaza o imagine de cacat sau doar o povestesc? De fapt sunt niste actori intr-o piesa de teatru sau isi exercita pur sisimplul trairea, viata? Si apropo. . . ce gust au lebedele? :)
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Viata pe un peron
August 1 2007, 3:53 PM
una dintre cele mai frumoase carti pe care le-am citit. dar nu despre asta vroiam sa vorbesc. ci despre oameni.
ne traim viata intr-o asteptare continua. suntem tineri. vrem. parca asta ar fi verbul care guverneaza secolul. vrem bani. vrem faima. vrem o slujba buna, eventual la o multinationala. vrem un cerc social mare. vrem sa fim in rand cu lumea. o casa moderna. tot felul de lucruri inutile in casa. haine. masini. femei. barbati. admiratie. un telefon care sa faca omleta pentru noi. cel mai performant computer. nu mai vrem o familie fericita. nu mai vrem cultura. nu mai vrem un exemplar rar dintr-o carte. o seara cu familia. nu vrem sa facem mancare. sa avem un animal de casa. nu vrem nici copii. ne incomodeaza. adunam numai pentru noi. ce lasam in urma? un ambalaj de mancare chinezeasca. o sticla de cola pe care primul om a strazii o va aduna de pe jos, sorbind cu aviditate ultimele picaturi din licoarea cafenie. un ambalaj de cafea lavazza. un pantof nike rupt. o guma de mestecat. un memory card de un giga, prea mic sa mai cuprinda informatia pe care vrem sa o luam cu noi.
dar mai sunt si visatori. ei viseaza. iar cand cresc mari, se fac doctori, contabili sau profesori. si nu pot sa lucreze pentru ca intra prea frumos lumina pe fereastra. sau pentru ca iubesc prea mult. si se lasa prada visului. ei sunt cei mai frumosi oameni. pentru ca se smulg imediat din banal. noi avem nevoie de surogate. ne trebuie blogul. filmele. cartile. sexul. ne trebuie calatorii in locuri indepartate. restaurante scumpe. blanuri. gadgeturi. ei pot fi fericiti prin ei insisi. ei nu castiga bani, ei fac ceea ce le place. ei stiu de ce trebuie sa traim. ei stiu ca lucrurile simple sunt importante.
stiu ca voi sunteti oameni ocupati. voi nu vreti sa ascultati un copil vorbind despre fericire. voi stiti mai bine. voi stiti de ce aveti nevoie si ce trebuie sa faceti ca sa obtineti ce vreti. eu doar ma joc pe tastatura, pentru ca nu am fost pusa fata in fata cu greutatile vietii. de unde stiti? cum puteti fi asa siguri? voi faceti societatea sa mearga, nu? voi ajutati economia, nu? voi sunteti importanti, nu? visatorii traiesc pe spinarea voastra, nu? daca nu ati fi voi, oamenii pragmatici, totul s-ar duce de rapa, nu?
dar eu pot sa stau in ploaie fara teama ca o sa mi se scurga machiajul, ca o sa mi se ude actele importante, telefonul supervaloros, ca o sa mi se strice coafura sau ca ploaia ma impiedica sa ajung la o intalnire importanta.
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