Coping After a Breakup

A breakup or divorce often leads to intense emotions and stress. People will often go through a grieving process and may feel a variety of emotions. We have put together some strategies for coping after a breakup.

Acknowledge Feelings

Breakups often evoke very complex emotions and acknowledging these is the first step to coping. Often breakups may come with feelings such as anger, hurt, betrayal, grief, loss, resentment, low self-esteem, sadness and anxiety about the future It is important to recognise what you are experiencing, and give yourself permission to feel your emotions.

Social Connection

During breakups we can often feel quite isolated and alone. It is very important to stay connected with family and friends during this time which can help alleviate these feelings.

Self-Care

Taking care of mental, emotional and physical health can be very helpful during a breakup. Regular self-care practice can help reduce stress, increase energy, and improve overall wellbeing.

You can read more about self-care here

Future Focused

Breakups often lead to a lot of anxiety about our futures, and the unknown. Setting short-term and long-term goals, and trying to remain future focused can assist the processing of the grief around the future once envisioned with our partner. 

Time

Remember to give yourself time to grieve the ending of the relationship, and to be kind to yourself during this time. Time is often the best treatment for breakups, and day by day you may find yourself getting back to normal. 

If you feel that you require more support coping with a breakup, you can get support with one of our team members at Involve Psychology, Contact us on (07) 3482 3466 or reception@involvepsychology.com