Sometimes, no amount of bitching about your ex can keep you from missing them. You’ll tell yourself a thousand times that what they did to you was wrong, and yet you can’t help feeling like you may have jumped the gun a little (or maybe you don’t miss them and your blood just won’t stop boiling at the thought of them. Either way, they need to leave your headspace). You’re not alone- this is a completely normal reaction that almost everyone has, and it comes naturally as a result of drastic changes in your social life, living arrangements, or anything else that may pertain to your relationship. You were abruptly thrown into a new life, with a new routine, and it’s just going to take some getting used to. For now, here are some tips on how to temporarily blast them from your brain- you’ll find the ones that aren’t entirely serious might actually be pretty helpful, anyway.
1. Get a massage
If you’re already in the pattern of getting regular massages, dedicate one specifically to getting your ex off your brain. Go in knowing that you’re there for that specific reason, and then let your mind go blank. If that’s too difficult, let yourself knock out (should be easy enough, sex with them was probably equally as sleep-inducing).
2. Listen to death metal
The same, jarring song on repeat. For 7 hours. Until you don’t even know who you are anymore.
3. Meditate
Set aside an hour and a half to an hour daily to wind down and turn off your brain. You’d think the silence would only lead to thoughts on your ex, but you’ll find that focusing on your breathing leaves no room for those negative tidbits. We tested four great apps for the iPhone and Android, which you can read about here.
4. Go “clean clubbing”
These are clubs where people dance and don’t get drunk (I’m not kidding) and down wheatgrass shots like they’re going out of style (were they ever in style?). While we’d have to take a hard pass on the wheatgrass, we’re all for sweating out the bad mojo, and you don’t have to worry about a hangover the next day to make you regret all your life decisions- especially your breakup. A quick engine search should produce results on a clean club close to you.
5. Get a pet
Whether that be a kitten, a bird, or a caterpillar you found crawling in your backyard (not recommended), animals will not cheat on you. Unless there’s food around. In which case you don’t exist.
So there you have it, a list with tips that appeal to all different kinds of people- which brings me back to my main point: you’re not alone. It’s not unusual to not be able to shake your ex from your mind, and maybe once you realize that, you’ll let your brain do what it’s gotta do, and you’ll get through it. Now go take back your brain!
