Every day right now is a struggle.
Waking up alone leaves you feeling sad, empty, angry, and lonely.
It feels as though your world has just been turned upside down.
You may be wishing that your relationship had not turned out this way. You keep wondering what your now ‘ex’ is thinking and feeling, but have to then push those thoughts out of your mind in order to keep yourself moving forward.
It is hard to concentrate when you are at work. You may worry about what your coworkers or boss will think or say when they find out that you are going through a breakup.
At times, you may really want a shoulder to lean on and then there are others when you just want to crawl into a ball and listen to sad music while crying into your pillow.
Spending time with friends can feel good but also different.
You may feel as though your life is now going in a different direction than your friends who are in relationships. You may feel like a third wheel with friends you used to hang out together with your partner.
You may be having a hard time doing the things you enjoyed before, just wanting to go home and spend your evenings under a blanket curled up in bed or on the couch.
You also do not want to be a burden on the people you love.
Your friends and family are there for you, but even though it's still weighing heavily on you, you start to feel as though you do not want to keep talking about the same thing over and over with them.
At night, you just want to drown out the sorrow with some of your favorite movies or shows that help you feel comforted. You may be eating a lot of comfort food or you may not be eating much at all.
It may be hard to sleep, staying awake replaying everything that happened over and over or you may be sleeping more than normal in order to hide from reality.