When you care for someone so much, letting go may seem like a bad idea. Your love for them is just as deep as in the beginning of the relationship, but he doesn’t feel the same way anymore.
This results in heartache and a long and painful recovery process for you. You feel stuck in coping with your intense feelings and you wish you were over and done with it already.
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Here are some of the reasons why it’s so hard to finally let go. Let go of the past, of blaming yourself, of a toxic and hurtful relationship.
You were emotionally attached
This makes it really difficult to walk away from the relationship. Maybe you were confusing love with infatuation or attachment. Maybe he was just filling up the void, he made you feel (even if only for a while) that you were good enough. And you kept going back for more.
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You think you’ll never find someone like him
This thought alone is enough to keep you stuck in the past. We believe that just because we’ve never experienced anything like it before, we never will again.
But if he broke up with you, then he wasn’t really exactly what you need in your life, right? Chances are you will find someone better and more compatible.
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You took the rejection personally
Rejection hurts and stings and we wish we’d never have to go through it. Once a relationship you put so much into is over, you feel worthless. You feel like you weren’t good enough for him. Like things could have worked out if you did this or that thing. But that’s absurd.
It’s time to focus on rebuilding yourself and your life. You are enough. Please share this!
