“Me, Myself and I

That’s all I got in the end, that’s what I found out

And it ain’t no need to cry

I took a vow and from now on

Imma be my own best friend.”

-Beyonce

 

We all have that go-to song or playlist that we listen to get through the emotional stages of a breakup. The road to healing from a breakup is different for all of us because we all heal differently. Dealing with emotions can differ based on past experiences, levels of maturity and also a willingness to be honest with those emotions to move past them. Cutting off all contact make be a method of getting over a breakup for some. There’s no need in saying that you’re over them if you are stalking their IG page every other minute. Making a clean break and removing all connections via social media works because “out of sight, out of mind” right? Or maybe you can maintain contact and just mutually agree to move on as friends. What route you take is a matter of what you feel that you can deal with. Be honest about what you can deal with because those emotions never lie.

 

On the other end of breaking up with a significant other is breaking up with friends. This one usually is tricky, and just as complicated. Our friends know us, and we value that connection. We often will overlook behaviors and actions of our friends that we are aware are toxic because letting go is too hard. Time can be a factor in holding on, because we have known them since grade school, and you couldn’t imagine having them as a friend. Letting go of that friendship is hard, but you can still love your friend where they are and love them from afar.

 

Knowing the boundaries of your relationships and friendships will allow you to be in tune with where you are emotionally and when you need to refocus your efforts. Listen to us talk about the road to recovery and healing from a break up on Episode 8.