Heartbroken? Here’s exactly what to do to heal faster: and what not to do

There’s no good info out there about how to deal with heartbreak

Unless you are very, very lucky, you will probably have your heart broken at some point in your life. I can’t really prep you on how this will feel when it happens, because no film, book, poem, or song has ever really done justice on how horrendous it is. There’s a lot less nobly staring out to sea as a single tear runs down your face, and a lot more intense chest pain, insomnia, mood swings, and a sense that the world is now barren and grayscale. It’s a physical pain, as much as you might have been told that that’s just a metaphor. You’ll feel like you’ve got an old cassette stuck in the car, and you have to listen to the same sad thoughts over and over and over, the same painful memories, the same horrible doubts. I truly would rather break an arm than go through heartbreak again. I’ve only ever really felt it twice, but woah, that’s enough for a lifetime. If you’re going through it now: you have my deepest sympathy and love.

I have some good news, though: absolutely no one is impossible to get over.

Now this doesn’t mean you won’t ache for them sometimes, years on from the fact. This doesn’t mean you won’t feel sad when a memory of something you did together…