1. Change something physical about yourself: get a haircut, dye your hair, get a new tattoo, get a new piercing. It can be as permanent or as temporary as you are comfortable with. Regardless, take comfort in knowing they no longer know every inch of your skin.

2. Find a new favorite place. Go somewhere where the baristas know your favorite drink, or the bartender knows your name, or the dogs at the nearby park remember you and come up for pets. Have that one place that is safe, and has no connection with your previous significant other.

3. Listen to new music. You’ll find a new favorite band, and you can be a little smug knowing your ex is missing out on the fantastic new jams. (If you want a music recommendation I’ll help you out, ask me)

4. Do that thing. You know; the thing you always wanted to try. Start writing that novel, or learn to play the bass guitar, or backpack part of the Pacific Crest Trail, or join the adult kickball league, or anything you ever said you have wanted to do (author’s note: except maybe meth, don’t try meth).

5. Let the past go away: Good things come to those who wait for it. Same like time is, each type of bad incident takes time to get normal. When the relationship ends we need to be calm and stay cool to overcome the past and memories related to the past. This is good time to determine about future, spend time with family.

6. Treat with your frustration: Feeling of anger arise when w feel we treated unfair. Try to keep yourself relax and don’t contact with your ex and previous partner. The best thing is to spend time with you and be alone. Listen soft music or any type of music that you can enjoy.

7. Take time: This take time to be normal, use as much water you can and avoid to get pills of any type. While adopting above few tips you’ll be fine in few days. The important part is spend time with family and friends, don’t show them what you re facing. Be a strong soul.

8. Delete it: delete everything, the pictures the messages, the emails and the photos. You can archive it if you are the sentimental type but it needs to be out of your grasp, one false move or one extra glass of wine and before you know it, you are crying on his voicemail.

When you think back on your ex it won’t hurt as much. You are still you, but you pushed yourself and did new things, and now you are slightly different. You are just different enough that you’re not quite the same person who loved them, and the loss should be a little easier to process.