How Can You Fix a Broken Heart

Posted on | August 20, 2009 |

Having a broken heart is nothing to joke about. If your heart has been broken in the past (whose heart hasn’t, really?) or is broken at present, you know precisely what I mean. Besides the depression, all sorts of terrible feelings pile up on an already suffering body and not only feel like dying but you might also develop a serious illness that may indeed defeat you.

There are 3 steps to take when you break your heart.

1. Grieve

Grieving instantly after your loss is the best way to go. Don’t put off this important step. The longer you take to do it, the longer it will take you to heal. Dive head on.

Go deep into your wound. Cry, scream, punch your pillow, kick rocks, go to your underworld if you must (just like Orpheus). Face the darkness. Do what you need to do without pretenses. You must be true to your hurt, to your feelings. Your acceptance that you are hurt is your biggest step for your true healing. You will come back from it a much stronger person and ready for the second step.

2. Plan

To mend a broken heart you need to go on a journey, your healing journey. And as with any journey, you need to plan. You don’t go on a trip without knowing what is going to happen beforehand, would you? Even if you are following other people’s plan, you want to know what is happening. This is planning.

When it is time for the healing journey, many people hop on an unplanned trip, because they don’t know better and they make many mistakes along the way. Don’t fall in that trap. Plan and date what you need to do to mend your broken heart.

3. Take action

After you plan, the next intelligent step is to take action. Here are some steps that you may take to make sure the track you picked out is the best for you.

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