How to Survive a Break-Up

Relationship Advice for the Over-Thinker.

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I'm not ready to write about my break-up because writing about the end of my relationship makes it feel real. But it is real. My relationship ended this week, and I have to face my new reality as it starts to sink in.

Maybe, we can work it out.

I want us to be together, but I'm allowing myself to accept that we might not.

I Have a Confession to Make

Usually, I cope with a break-up by blasting The Ex Boyfriend Recovery Podcast on loop. This is because I know the search results of "How to Get Your Ex-Boyfriend Back" by heart.

I've read all the articles and watched Matthew Hussey's Youtube videos, but there isn't a podcast that helps me anymore.

I've been wrong before, but this is a different kind of hurt. Like — find the nearest bottle of wine — hurt.

I get the appeal of alcohol now.

I don't know if everyone secretly googles break-up advice or if I know every advice video by heart because I'm neurodivergent, which means I script conversations to avoid making mistakes.

My Coping Skills Aren't Working