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How do I start to live a life without the person I can't live without?

Profile: tessie855
tessie855 on Jun 14, 2020
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You try to keep yourself as happy and distracted as possible. It’s going to be hard, and I mean like really hard. Some nights you just cry for an hour because you miss them so much, you’re just mentally replaying your memories with them and it just hurts so much. But if you surround yourself with people who you love and care about, for the most amount of time in the day, and try to maximize the amount of times you do something that makes you happy during the day, it will make the pain a bit more bearable. ❤️
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Silverliningforyou on Jun 25, 2020
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You already lived without the person before meeting him or her so you'll be able to live without this person one day. Sometimes we think we need another person to live a happy life but in fact we are the ones who make ourselves happy by the way we see our life. It is important to realise that no person is able to make our life as happy as we do. But it takes time to realise that. In the meantime it is important to acknowledge and appreciate the people and things we still have around us. That way you can focus on other parts of your life until you find your happiness in yourself.
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Anonymous on Jul 5, 2020
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You start to put yourself first and learn to love yourself without them. You do special things for yourself and you continue to grow into a person that you are proud of. Fall in love with yourself first so that you know your worth. Start to find hobbies and maybe try new things you didn’t do before. Fill your life with supportive people that respect you and can help you move on. Give yourself a break too because growth is not a linear path, it is up and down. Learn to also take advice from others because you are alone and many have been in your same position. No one is saying it is easy but you can do it.
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RedOwl5 on Jul 10, 2020
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It can be easy in a relationship to feel like you need the other person. Being with them becomes part of your identity. But when the relationship ends, it is possible to live and even thrive without the other person. For me, I had to put myself first and explore my own identity. Once I began to love myself I was able to feel that being single was a new adventure rather than something to be ashamed of. It starts with small steps such as being gentle with yourself, focusing on your own hobbies and interests, and spending time with friends and family.
Profile: Aekeiu
Aekeiu on Aug 5, 2020
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It is hard but that's alright. You have taken the first step in thinking about this issue and that's a good thing. Why don't you start by thinking what do you usually like to do? Maybe hobbies? What were your childhood dreams? What was your life like before meeting this person? We must remember to take care of ourselves and to not forget who we used to be and who we want to be. Think about where you want to stand in the future, dream about it and think about how you can achieve this goal. Remember success is in the effort.
Profile: Lana2277
Lana2277 on Aug 5, 2020
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Well first off you need to realize why you cannot live without this specific person and sort the sequence of events that led you up to this point. What is most common for people to say is that they love someone and cannot see a future without them but they never specify why this happened or how come they let themselves be consumed and so infatuated by this person. You need to start to see that "you" became the person you are today because of that person you cannot live without. You grew with them and so did your personality so without them being there you wouldn't know who you are and of course being alone is something most of us fear. The first step to starting a life without this person is as said by understanding how and why you became the way you are in the first place and the second and last step is you need to reconnect with yourself. Become the true you. Spend time on your own, discover yourself so they say.
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Anonymous on Aug 12, 2020
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It is advised to not depend on any person to the extent that we cannot live without them. It's not to say that be Emotion less or behave inhuman, but it is more like understanding the limitations of human being. Human beings does have many limitations, especially parting between individuals does happen at higher probabilities given the intensity of modern world we are living in. No body can guarantee that closeness remains forever. So staying in reality does help us to deal with life in better way. For the people who already depended on someone emotionally, the initial struggle will be there to overcome it but they can overcome it gradually by getting touch with other people, spending their time and energies and in constructive areas like society service, yoga, meditation, reading books etc. If the problem is very severe they can approach counseling help.
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KACOSMIC on Oct 9, 2020
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First of all you have to change your mindset that you can't live without this person. Before you have met this person you was living your life so you can live without this person. You are able to live without the other, YES! You are able to remake your life, YES! Even if today you don't even know how or think it is impossible. But believe me, it is possible. Your independent, individual being who was created unique, living his own experiences and discoveries for centuries cannot think so small now, deceiving himself in thinking that he will never be able to live if he is not with someone. Get that out of your head. YOU DON'T DEPEND ON HIM OR HER TO BE HAPPY, YOU CAN YES, BE HAPPY, IN YOUR OWN COMPANY.
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Anonymous on Dec 9, 2020
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It can be hard to live your own life without the person you previously felt was essential to your life. The path to developing your own life after that point is not easy, but it can be rewarding if you take your time to really get to know yourself and what you want for your life. A good place to start is to outline your goals or essential activities. If you cannot think of anything you "have to do" (i.e. go to work/school, feed/walk the dog) and you cannot think of anything you want to do (i.e. learn to garden, get a pet fish), just start by listing simple things you enjoy. They don't even have to be legitimate hobbies. Just list times you feel good (i.e. having a cup of tea, going for a walk). Once you have a few ideas, write a schedule for yourself that accounts for each goal, desire, hobby, interest, or enjoyable thing. By sticking to the routine of a schedule, you will build confidence and regularity in your new life, which will help you become comfortable with who you are and how you are now living.
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musicalTruth3914 on Dec 17, 2020
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I think the best way to grow without this person is to accept yourself and learn to find happiness as an individual. Realize the positive things this person has added to your life, but also realize that true happiness originates from within. Without self-love and self-care, I don't think anyone can truly be happy. Connect with other friends and other people in your life you care about. Start activities that you find personally fulfilling. Losing someone is a long and difficult process, but, in my experience, time always heals the pain. Take the lessons you learned and carry them throughout the rest of your life. Never stop growing.
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Anonymous on Apr 3, 2021
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It's very difficult to move on without the person we thought our life was all about. But you know what... You really can move on. Embrace your feelings so you can grieve, avoiding them will be just a band-aid and make it worse. Write down all your thoughts and feelings on a diary. Seek support in your friends and family. And love yourself. Do pleasurable things and activities, invest in yourself, do some sports, learn a new language por other subject. Remember that thing you would like to do bit you kept postponing? Now it's the time to do it! Accept the end of the relationship, seek support and love/invest in yourself. When you realize it, you already started to live a new life.
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Anonymous on Apr 18, 2021
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Be patient with yourself; give yourself time to process whatever situation you’re going through. I also recommend that you do not resist your emotions, whether positive or negative because anything that you resist grows stronger. Take time to do the things that excite you the most and open yourself up to other people who want to help and support you in your journey. The most dangerous thing that you can do to yourself is withdrawing from others completely. Always try to be positive with everything that occurs in your life and try to look at things from different perspectives.
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Dwinn on May 5, 2021
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Start with the simple things you did before you knew the person. Of course, you will remember the person often. However, don't let the memories be painful to you, but rather beautiful and good moments that are with you in your life. The person not only enriched your life when he or she was there, the memories (especially the beautiful ones) will come back to you often and, if you let them, will brighten your day. Allow yourself to grieve in a quiet moment to process your emotions, don't try to hide from your feelings. Face them and don't let them take control. Discover a new chapter in your life, it has changed but that does not mean it is not still worth living. Your life depends on only one person and that is you!
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Anonymous on May 16, 2021
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That is a tricky one and a tough one. It might be hard at first trying to live life without that person, but you have to hang in there because I am sure that person would want you to continue on and be happy. Also, it is important to find your individuality and your true self. Focus on growing as an individual. Slowly but surely, things will get easier and easier. I hope this helps at least some what. Just keep going and focus on your self-care, hobbies, and overall becoming the person you have wanted to become in the world.
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Anonymous on May 20, 2021
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One of the most greatest way to love someone is to love them without possessing them, that includes knowing that you love that person but for one reason or another it won’t work out, maybe they are not ready for the kind of commitment you want and it’s ok, not everyone you met will meet you at the same level that you are and is nothing bad it means only they are not ready not at the leaves you are, if you feel you love them you learn to love from a different perspective. One without possession wish them the best in their own path and move forward, take care of your own path learn, grow, evolve, don’t give up the control of it to anyone, it has been given to you, as long as you keep that control you’ll thrive.
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Anonymous on Jun 23, 2021
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I still relate to this question so much. Then one person told me, that in order to keep that person alive in my life, I had to really think about the characteristics and qualities that I loved so much about that person and implement them in my life. I had to start spreading energy the same way and do it while actively accepting that person no longer was in my life. It is also important to remember life before you knew that person and the things that brought you happiness up until that point. We have it in us to grow from hard times, but you have to be willing to put the work in. :)
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HarryPottimous on Jun 25, 2021
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It’s difficult trying to start to properly live without someone you think you can’t live without, but this is something that happens a lot so your not alone! It’s not an easy road but is definitely is possible and doable like everything is if you put your mind to it. The first step is to start doing activities that you love and do them with other people that you enjoy being around. When that’s over, you can always try doing something in your house to pass the time such as a bit of cooking or cleaning or as I normally do, listen to music and game at the same time! When you start to do things with other people or your devote most of your time to moving on by keeping occupied with other things then it starts to get easier and you begin to think positively and find even more activities that you enjoy which will help you live your life without that someone. Always think positively and do not think you can’t do it, you can!
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Anonymous on Sep 24, 2021
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It is hard to start a new life without the person you can't live without. Perhaps, I would be denying it for a while, and slowly accept the fact that they are not here anymore. I think there is nothing wrong feeling so upset. The important thing is you still have the desire to move on. Of course, maintaining such healthy mental state is not easy. But as someone who previously suffered from major depression, and with somebody who loved me so much, she taught me how to be brave. Not only be strong, but be brave. So, to those who are struggling from loss at this time, let us share the feelings and overcome it together.
Profile: nicoleta06
nicoleta06 on Oct 15, 2021
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A way of starting to live a life you own it will be by focusing on ourselves, learning to be comfortable with ourselves and being kind with yourself through the whole journey. By taking our time to discover what we like, what we are passionate about and ultimately to understand the importance of our connections/ relationships in our lives. By educating ourselves, looking onto attachment styles, identifying ours for a better understanding of the causes why we think that we cannot live without a person. Being aware of all of the above, place us a step forward in the process of getting the life we want to have.
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quaintrellee on Oct 24, 2021
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The first step is to affirm that you can, in fact, live without them. At the end of the day, all you're going to have is yourself, for the rest of your life. So you better love yourself and give yourself some more appreciation for being there through all your hardships! Focus on you, because you come first - always. You never NEED to depend on someone and that is for you to decide and affirm. You decide who has a place in your life and who doesn't, and you must affirm that you are strong enough to live without that person.
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