How do I stop myself from texting him?
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Updated: May 6, 2020
Anonymous
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Jan 10, 2016
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Delete his number and all sent/received texts concerning him from your phone. If you have both broken up and you do not plan on getting back together, then do not keep a record of this number. Do not write it down elsewhere because you may be tempted to look it up again. If you still feel the need to after this and find yourself searching for a way to make contact, text or call your friends instead. If you have no one to text, call or hang out with then go ahead and make a new friend. In fact, make many! Fill your life with wonderful, positive experiences and people and get back into old activities or take part in new ones. You could even start a journal where you write about your feelings - that way you don't have to discuss whatever is going on with him. Sometimes it can be beneficial to simply fill our time with as many amazing activities as possible until these feelings drift away and become a thing of the past.
Anonymous
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Jan 15, 2016
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The best thing to do is to try and stay occupied. If you can't try opening up a word document and typing out all the things you want to say to him. You can even write out the responses you may get. Look over what you've written and ask yourself what you would achieve by sending it.
MrEthical5241
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Jan 27, 2016
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Well, do something else that makes you happy other than to keep in touch with him. :) Maybe like make cookies( ^ _ ^ )/, Watch Youtube, Or become a listener and help others who are in need of help and a friend ( ^ _ ^ )
kindPineapple32
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Feb 4, 2016
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In order for you to stop texting this guy you should erase his contact and block him try to text other people
Anonymous
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Feb 10, 2016
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Simplest way? Turn off the phone and disconnect for a little while.
If you can't do that, write down on a sticky note that you don't want to text him and stick it to your phone to remind yourself.
Deleting phone numbers is sometimes and effective solution, but not always practical.
onedirection1213
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Feb 23, 2016
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delete him from your phone . and dont even think about him. if you think about him do something else.
Kimberley28
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May 9, 2016
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Wait 24 hours before you hit send. If your experience is anything like mine, you'll be glad you didn't hit send the next day. Instead of texting, consider writing an email. Don't send it though for 24 hours though!!! In my experience, a text or any kind of communication sent in haste has been a (sometimes huge) mistake but I was never unhappy with my decision NOT to send something after I'd waited 24 hours. I've kept a lot of the emails I didn't send and some are downright comical after a few years have passed and, at the same time, painful to read. When I was younger, I was desperate to keep people in my life who I later would realize were not worth the time and effort. Nowadays I focus on doing things that make me happy instead of hanging on to people who clearly didn't hold me in as high a priority as I held them. Self-forgiveness is key.
Winter
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Jun 9, 2016
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What I always like to do is turn my phone on silent, then turn it face down and put it somewhere out of sight. Then I make myself go do something distracting. Depending on why you don't want to text him-- let's say, because you know he's a bad person or if you have been having trouble and you want some space, you can list the reasons NOT to text him. Do this when you're feeling particularly angry at him or empowering about yourself. Make sure you don't hold back. Then, in your moments of weakness, read this list to remind yourself of all the reasons not to.
tusharbansal
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Jun 10, 2016
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Make yourself busy buy doing things you love thinks that make you happy find happiness in little things ;)
cliffbars
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Apr 3, 2017
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Do yourself a favor and remove his number. If possible, block his number by contacting your Carrier. Find something else to do in place of texting him and each time this is done, reward yourself with something pleasurable.
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