# How to heal after a breakup

**Published by:** [bambi](https://paragraph.com/@bambi/)
**Published on:** 2021-11-15
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@bambi/how-to-heal-after-a-breakup

## Content

Laugh at the outrageous shit your mother says Listen to 80s pop & rock Go running Walk your dog Wait for Adele’s next album to drop because you know it’s gonna be one of the albums that gets you through Laugh at yourself Start your days with B.S. by Jhené Aiko Strength train Take baths — throw a bath bomb in, why not? Just figure out how to laugh Make new friends Go to therapy Cry Read books Journal Watch Ted Lasso Get a complete fucking makeover including Botox, teeth whitening, and bleaching your hair Cry some more Pay bills and create a budget, but Buy yourself something nice like a sick pair of leather boots Schedule appointments with doctors you’ve put off for months or years Masturbate Meditate Have the hard conversations you’ve put off for years, decades even Dance and sing, it’s okay to not be good at either Lean on friends when you’re in a panic spiral — the good ones are supportive but also give you tough love and encourage you to keep going Eat ice cream…every day Adopt a kitten Work Sleep, you prob need more than you’re getting Don’t cook! If there’s no mess, you don’t have to clean! Talk to your ex Don’t talk to your ex Don’t drink alcohol (yay feeling feelings) Punch a punching bag Buy a musical instrument that you won’t ever touch, but promise yourself you’ll start playing tomorrow Drink lots of coffee, tea, and bubbly water Nap Travel, especially solo trips Surf Pay $80 for that Pay-Per-View fight because you love boxing Listen to Hold On by Wilson Phillips on repeat Completely give up caffeine, including all that coffee & tea you love to drink (your anxiety will thank you) Practice gratitude daily Help your mom organize her storage unit Forgive yourself and your ex Learn that acceptance is the key to happiness, or at least to not being dissatisfied Realize your attachments… and maybe don’t hold onto them so tight Might have to table the previous three and come back to them when you’re not in the throes of grief, anger, and fear Ease up on B.S. by Jhené Aiko Sit in the sun Let time pass

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