Ahhh the joys of relationships. You meet each other and get acquainted with the butterflies in your stomach while gasping for oxygen as your heads float in the clouds.
Love is in the air and you fall deeply, paying no attention to anyone or anything around you as the birds sing and the sun smiles only on you and your lover.
A few months pass and reality slowly seeps in but both of you hit the ground running, vowing to never let anything come between real love, never ever ever! Then a deep crack magically appears.
In the middle of the ground you're running on and someome slips, bumps their head and does the unthinkable. Whatever the unthinkable was, it turns into a deal breaker and that once harmonious relationship falls in shambles. It's a treacherous cycle but such is life.
There are thousands of resources and tips on how to survive a break up, so let's not cover that and say we did. Instead we're gonna approach four of the many ways to make yourself more miserable. Hopefully you'll take heed and avoid these things as much as possible! Unless you just like being miserable.
1, Throwing yourself a pity party. Yes its natural to be depressed, eat lots of junk food and curl up into a ball of snot and tears when your heart has been broken. But must you complain to the world, curse God and swear to never see the light of day again until you mend? It's a good thing to take time to yourself and get your emotions under control, but bringing others down with you into your dark pool of desolation is uncalled for. Cancel the pity party asap. No one wants to come.
2, Throwing yourself an orgy. Okay so you might not actually have sex with multiple people at the same time, but is there really much of a difference between having sex with 15 people in the month of May and having sex with 15 people at the same time on Friday night? Both are bad ideas. Once a committed relationship ends, its common to want to spread wings and fly around a bit. But seriously, is it worth standing in line at the clinic for antibiotics? I don't think so.
3, Throwing yourself into oncoming traffic. Break-ups are hard. But if you're honest with yourself, at times the actual relationship is even harder. If you survived the relationship without wanting to kill yourself (hopefully), you should be able to make it through the break-up/healing process without doing anything drastically fatal.
4, Throwing yourself into the arms of an ex. You've been there, done that and moved on for a reason. After breaking up with who you thought to be the current love of your life, going backwards to engage in relations with the ex love of your life three times removed is very seldom a smart move to make. It can open all kinds of pandora's boxes and pour salt on wounds by mixing past relationship baggage into an already complicated present day situation. Find a friends shoulder to cry on and stay far away from your ex's body parts.