Heartbreak is one of the toughest things to cope with. In this episode, Owen offers some important keys to handling one of the hardest experiences you can have.
What happens in the brain:
Dopamine / PEA / Oxytocin / Serotonin lower levels
What to do:
Cut off contact..
Excuses to stay in touch:
Can be friends
Need closure
Make sense of it need
Available reconciliation
Need to give stuff back
Want sex
Have same friends
Techniques to do:
- No Contact
- Decide rules for you
- Support team
- Physical health
- Write story relationship
- Journal
- Acceptance
- Focus on bad qualities of ex and bad parts of relationship
- Gratitude list
- Focus on you
- Self talk and mind
- Hobbies goals groups
Recommended books:
Getting past your breakup Susan J Elliot
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