Going Through A Break Up

We're happy to hear from you, and so good to see you reaching out for support with what sounds like a difficult breakup. Breakups can be rough and your decision to let us know how you've been feeling through it shows strength. Now, more than ever, it may be important to prioritize your well-being, and we'd be glad to talk through what some of that self-care may look like.

Your feelings of stress, guilt and frustration are valid. When a relationship ends, it's a loss, and when we lose someone important to us, we may go through the grief process, which may include stages of wanting the relationship back, guilt, depression, anger and frustration, and eventually….acceptance. We can also go back and forth through feeling frustrated, guilty, and depressed. We'd like to share these tips from our website, YLYV.org, which you may find helpful:

Breaking Up

4 Ways to Ease Grief

Other things going on in your life may be adding to your stress, too, which is why focusing on things that are good for you as well as things you've enjoyed doing on your own in the past to feel good can be key. What are some of those things? It may be good to make sure you do at least one of those things (if not more), each day. Reaching out for support like you're doing here is excellent self-care. Have you talked about your feelings with anyone else…a friend, family member or other supportive person? These tips may give you some additional ideas:

Taking Care of Yourself

Emotional Health Checklist

You're definitely not alone in this. We'll continue to be here for you.

Take care,

Leah,  counselor