Exs And Nos – Cole Zesiger

The current is too strong, and he drowns. The second friend, after seeing his buddy’s method fail, decides he will sit on the side of the river until it dries up. He sits for years. Day after day, he attempts to distract himself from the river before him. Eventually, a rainstorm causes the river to overflow, and he drowns as well.

Our third friend learned from the first two. He looked through the forest and found two walking sticks to help him across. He planned to cross the river one step at a time. He took one step in, then another. At times he had to pause to keep his balance in the strong current, wedging his walking sticks into secure spots in the riverbed.

When he was ready, he took another step, and another, and eventually, he had safely reached the other side of the river. These are the three most common methods people use to get over breakup pain. Two of them don’t work, and one does. Many people, like the first friend, think they can get through their breakup by diving in, headfirst. They spend their time lying in bed, looking at old pictures, stalking on social media, and scanning every word of old text threads hoping against hope that they will find some clue that will turn things around.

They isolate themselves from their family and friends and may even lose their job after frequently calling in sick. I have spoken with hundreds of these people, sometimes years after the breakup, and I have come to believe this stark truth: Time alone does not heal the pain of losing someone. It’s what you do with your time that makes all the difference. Many others are like the second friend. Instead of living in breakup pain, they do everything they can to ignore it.

They bury their heads in the sands of work, the gym, or a new relationship. If they continuously bury their pain over an extended period, eventually they trick themselves into believing their pain is gone. But it’s not. Pain can’t be healed in the dark. If you won’t see your pain, it will make its presence known in other ways.

It may cause you to have consistent headaches, become overly stressed with work, or become distant in your next relationship. Eventually, the river overflows, as your pain forces itself to be felt, often washing away whatever you have attempted to build in the meantime. This is the path I chose after my divorce. The pain hurt so bad that I tried to cover it with a new person. The sinister aspect of this strategy is that for a time, it works! You do feel better at first.

Our Three Primal Fears CHAPTER 2: No Contact (Creating the Environment to Heal) The No Contact Rule No Contact to Get an Ex Back No Contact to Move On CHAPTER 3: What Kills Good Relationships? Category 1: Differences in Attachment Styles Attachment and Adult Romantic Relationships Attachment Theory in Breakups The Anxious-Avoidant Trap Category 2: A Mismanaged Emotional Bank Account Category 3: Differences in Goals or Values Category 4: Self-Sabotage CHAPTER 4: How to Rebuild a Relationship That Lasts Move On or Wait for Them?

Common Mistakes Should You Ever Reach Out to Your Ex? CHAPTER 5: Crossing the River of Grief Facing Your Pain Modulating Healthy Distr(action) Thinking Errors CHAPTER 6: The Life-Changing Power of Small Wins Micro Wins Life Map Say Yes to Things That Scare You Anchoring Hope in the Future CHAPTER 7: How to Stop Falling for People Who Can’t Love You Back Inner Beliefs Your Beliefs Choose Your Relationships Reliance on Others: Anxious vs. Avoidant Letter to Little You Daily Tracking CHAPTER 8: Focusing Outward (Why Self-Care Is Not Enough) The Science of Connection Your Pain Qualifies You to Help Others Connection as a Healing Tool CHAPTER 9: Forgiveness: Setting Yourself Free Forgiving with Boundaries Forgiving Others Forgiving Yourself Forgiveness Is Free CHAPTER 10: What If This Was the Best Thing That’s Ever Happened to You?

Adjusting the Meaning and the Sunk Cost Bias Releasing Control Reframing Relationship Failure CHAPTER 11: Dating After Heartbreak, Without Losing Yourself Again The Dangers of Dating Too Soon How Do You Know When You Are Ready? Should I Date If I Still Think About My Ex? Beginning to Date Planning Dates Feeling Numb Overcoming Emotional Numbness Setting Yourself Up for Success Attachment Styles in Early Dating Discussing Past Relationships and Partners Finding People to Date Look Where You Want to Find Them Your Dating Compass: Primary and Secondary Characteristics CHAPTER 12: Lined with Gold Dear Reader Acknowledgments About the Author Index End User License Agreement OceanofPDF.com Praise for Ex’s and No’s “This has become my go-to resource for clients navigating heartbreak.

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