February 10, 2012

How to mend a broken heart

When a relationship ends, you may idealize your former partner. Talk therapy can help you understand the relationship from several perspectives, and how past issues may have been triggered and how they might be keeping you from healing.

Treatment: With a therapist’s help, you will begin to understand what happened by answering questions about the relationship. You will get a better handle on yourself and your former partner, which will help you feel more in control. Increasing your awareness about your issues and those of your former partner and being able to express your thoughts and emotions freely helps ease the pain. You and the therapist

Tip: Remove pictures or objects that are painful reminders of the relationship. Take a break from dating. Instead, spend time with friends who can bring you back to reality if you start to idealize the relationship. There’s no easy way to mourn. Like a broken bone, a broken heart needs time to heal.

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