How to stop thinking about a guy who dumped you or is bad for you?

Sometimes it's hard to stop thinking about someone but positive distractions can be good. Taking your mind off of bothersome thoughts but doing something you enjoy by coloring,crafts, sports etc. I had an exfiance that cheated on me and dumped me and it was a hard year of thinking about him and stalking his dating site profiles and Facebook (yea I was kinda crazy lol) anyway one day I made a pro and con list of not being with him and let me tell you that pro list was filled with tons of good reasons not to be with him. After I started focusing on myself and doing things I enjoy and I eventually got over him.

Distraction is what works for a lot of people. Focus on work, family, friends, art, music... What ever it is that makes you happy.

Fill your life with positive people who enjoy making you happy. find a hobby that will distract you from the pain you may be in from the boy who isnt treating you like he should.

Just think about the way he treated you, and consider thinking what harmed you in this situation, and then find the courage to understand and leave this story before it hurts you even more

Focus on yourself and make sure you are doing things that you want to do. Spend time with your friends or doing things you love doing (such as baking - my favourite!)

I cannot tell you to do something but I can recommend that you delete all photos you have of that person. Sell or give away expensive gifts but make sure you get rid of them. Erase that person and whenever you catch yourself thinking about them again, remind yourself that it is not a good idea to try to have a relationship with that person again.

You have to just think about the attributes of his character that you do not like. Or find a distraction to break your train of thought (or both).

Try and do things you enjoy: like hobbies, personal projects; or try to do what you have to: house chores, studying, etc. I always fill my time with things to keep my mind of him. And I always repeat that I deserve better and even if I were together with him it wouldn't be a healthy relationship and I wouldn't really be happy.

I think firstly, you have to want to get over them. After you've accepted that you want to stop thinking about them, I think keeping busy is the best and easiest thighs to do. Also, its alright to think of them occasionally, AMD let them have no impact on you

Fill your days. Spend time with friends. Watch films that are not about love or relationships or remind you of him in any way. If you cannot get him out of your mind, focus on the bad things. Do things that make you feel good. Make sure you get enough sleep and try to stick to a normal routine; it'll trick your brain into believing everything is as it should be.