



This blog is a diary of my life with quite complicated things that happen in my daily life. life is beautiful but sometime to flat for me but still I thankful for all I have .
What do people do with a broken heart and……..is it working?
The first time I had my heart broken, I locked myself in my room for a week and listened to “Broken Hearted” by Brandy on replay….
This is probably not the best way to heal a broken heart.
I got curious of what other people do to mend a broken heart, so I asked both male and female what they did after a break up (not logically or ideally what they would do, but REALLY, what action they took after an ugly break up). Below is what I got:
What do they have in common?
They are strategies of re-directing attention to something else, in order to avoid / resist / not deal with, the pain that is there.
Hoping in time the pain will go away.
Please read that again.
There is nothing wrong with that approach, but for me, when I do not deal with what there is, or try to avoid heartache and pain, it only works to a certain extend.
Like, if there is a giant pink elephant in the room, I can only pretend for so long that it is not there, even if I am a very good liar.
And whenever I see something, talk with someone or at a location that reminds me of what happened, the pain resurfaces. Very fast.
Another thing is, who knows how long it will take for the heartache to go away? Days, months, or even years?
For me, I would not say those are effective ways to heal a broken heart!
The first step, which I invite you to try on, is to notice what ways or strategies you are using to deal with your heartache.
It could be screaming, throwing things, disappearing, hiding, being tough or put on a fake smile but cry in your room.
Look at your strategies as “Oh, that is what I do.”
Whatever your “thing” maybe, it is not “bad or wrong or I shouldn’t”, it is just simply what you do when you are upset and hurt.
Those ways of dealing with heartache are probably not working very well for you, or the people around you.
So every time you notice you are using your “ways” or doing your “thing” again, just notice it like “Oh, there I go again.”
Why? Because if you look in the past, whenever those “strategies” kick in, YOU are out the window.
It overtakes you, and when you are in that state of mind, whatever you do is just covering up, avoiding or resisting the pain.
You can loosen its grip by simply noticing it, without fighting, resisting, or “I shouldn’t be this way”.
Just simply notice itNo, I'm not braggin' on myself, cause I'm the one who loves you and there is no one else. And you'll never find, It'll take the end of all time. Someone to understand you like I do. No, I'm not tryin' to make you stay, cause I'm the one who loves you and there is no one else!