Monday, February 6, 2012

Breakups Suck!!

A relationship breakup can be extremely difficult, painful, and emotionally draining. We often find ourselves on this horrible roller coaster of emotions; feelings of anger, depression, hopelessness, fearfulness, anxiousness, and/or a sense of being overwhelmed. While in a relationship, people will plan for a future with their partner, along with the feelings of connectedness love, and belonging. However, once the relationship is over, these feelings often swing the other way and you now have to face an aspect of the relationship that you never planned for or expected. No matter the length of the relationship or the type of relationship, breakups can almost always be emotionally painful and be an adjustment.

Let out some air, imagine for a second you have a balloon in your body. Now, imagine stuffing emotions down into this balloon every time you get sad, angry, and/or frustrated. Just as helium balloons pop when they get full, so do the emotional balloons within us. Feelings experienced during a breakup can burst this balloon, leading to physical side effects head aches, depression, anger bursts, stomach aches, etc. Some easy methods to release the internal pressure before it pops are talking about your frustrations.

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