
Me one year ago! My advice: - stay off dating apps and don’t talk to men if you can help it. You need time to decenter them. - focus on your hobbies and what you like to do working out, reading, watching TV, art, adventure outdoors. Try and find solo hobbies that don’t rely on other people. - don’t let the quiet make you desperate to reach out for love and attention. Get comfortable with it.
I spent all of last summer by myself working from home and it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done but the most transformative. I healed so much from all of the trauma that I went through in my relationship. I also found parts of myself that needed improving. Don’t reach out to him. For yourself instead, girl you’ve got it!
Honestly pick up a new hobby, change your hair or your glasses or something about yourself if you’ve been thinking of it for a while. Not in a mental breakdown way but in a change and experimentation is fun and freeing way. I got out of a long term relationship and got 2 tattoos I had been wanting for years and felt like a brand new person. I started dressing up more and going to new places by myself just to have new experiences and I met a lot of really cool people. Just do things for yourself!
I also started quilting and going to a local sewing shop and I got a new hobby and became closer with some wonderful older women who have given me a lot of great advice. It gets easier and you’ll start to figure out who you are on your own. I know everything sucks right now but I promise it’ll be ok again soon.