Love addiction withdrawal takes months to get through. In the mean time you feel heavy, and beaten down — like there is a tractor parked on your chest. But you can lift this miserable feeling. I promise.
YOU ARE HERE: WITHDRAWAL / HOME
Immediately after a relationship ends, love addiction withdrawal starts. Divorce, a break-up, the end of an affair or merely having been ghosted all bring the same pain. Our senses are on red alert. We feel so bad, we want to run back to “use” our ex like a narcotic.
Generally, we mistake withdrawal as a reason to stay in a relationship, especially a dysfunctional one. The same way nicotine withdrawal affects the body and mind during smoking cessation, break-ups feel HORRIBLE. To avoid feeling such intense loneliness, despair and depression, we delay ending relationships, sometimes for months, years or even decades.
Withdrawal, however, can be healing. The end of a relationship is a chance for us to get a better look at who we really are and what we really want. Getting support from a therapist, support group or coach during withdrawal is great. It helps us to not return to our old habits and partners.
If we are able to NOT call, text, see or talk to our ex, miracles happen. If we stay committed and do the work, those destructive habits, magical thinking and delusions are replaced with self-compassion and purpose.
Love addiction withdrawal takes months to get through. In the mean time you feel heavy, and beaten down — like there is a tractor parked on your chest. But you can lift this miserable feeling. I promise.
Withdrawal. 🙁 Let’s get you feeling better, today!
Break-ups SUCK! But there is a delightful treat in store if you are willing to do the work. You won’t always feel this bad. I promise. As long as you ATONE.
I am an ADAPT Certified Health Coach who provides online coaching around the world via Zoom.
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