Is it normal to miss the feeling of missing someone? And how to stop that?

I can't say it is or isn't normal to "missing the feeling of missing someone". From my perspective, I don't necessarily find in my life that its been fully negative to want to miss a loved one. In my experience, when I feel that I would like to remember or commemorate someone I've found that it has added to my life. For instance, sometimes thinking back even close ones lives it has been helpful to remember and celebrate their life experience and things they've added to the world. The desire to want that experience in my life has created a passion and reminder to cherish everyone around.

It's very normal to miss someone; I've felt the feeling myself multiple times! I understand just how painful it can be to miss someone, and I have broken down numerous times as a result of grief. Do be aware that grief is very normal and even healthy when it comes to missing someone. Personally, I like to think about the joyful times I had with the person to experience the pain and "get it over with," so to speak. It's important to get over the pain because if you don't let yourself cry it all out then the pain will only come back and linger.

Address the issue, don’t avoid it. If this is an option for you, speak to the person you’re missing. If it’s a friendship that has ended and you’re desperately missing it, speak to the other person involved. If your partner has relocated for work, speak to them about how you’re feeling. Remember that your feelings are valid and that, regardless of how understanding and supportive you’re being, you also have the right to express those feelings. If it’s to someone you no longer have a good friendship or relationship with, send a text asking if you can speak to them as you’re finding it hard to move on. We’ll address this further in our ‘Get closure’ section, but bombarding someone with lengthy messages and countless missed calls is not healthy and is unfair, however well-intentioned it may be. If it’s to a friend, a family member, or a partner, you need to be honest about how you’re feeling. For example, if your boyfriend has moved abroad for a 6-month job, it’s okay to tell him you miss him!

This is an awesome question, and one that I have researched a lot myself. I hope I can help! So, I am going to assume that the person in question meant a lot to you, and that you missed them greatly. That, obviously, is a natural reaction to the ending of a relationship with a partner, family member or friend. Knowing that you miss someone means that you know that that person is still with you. They are important to you still, and through missing them, you are able to almost keep alive a part of your former relationship. When you start to move on with your life and that person isn't missed as much, it can feel like a betrayal of the memories you guys had. That is also normal. Sometimes, you can miss missing someone for completely different reasons. You may miss the security of feeling sad, and the fact that you are happier (i am assuming) can mean that there is further to fall if you do fall again. Missing the comfort of being sad is pretty common, and understandable. You may miss missing them because it means that you guys have completely separate lives now, more so than before, because you are no longer carrying around a little part of them in your sadness. It may be that you miss a reason to cry and eat ice cream, or a reason to avoid taking risks. It may be that the crushing responsibility of mourning a relationship was grounding you after it ended, and now you feel confused and disorientated. I am trying to show that the feeling of missing someone can do a lot for you, and it is perfectly normal to miss that - its another step on your road to recovery. If you want to chat more, I am more than willing to talk to you! Stay strong - you have come so far.

It is very normal to miss the feeling of missing someone. It may be hard and challenging at first but once you open out to new people, it will be much easier. Sometimes, you just can't open up and continue to miss the feeling of missing someone in an unhealthy way. That may be an unavoidable feeling but remember that you are also important. Reach out anonymously to someone on a website like 7 Cups to let your feelings be known. You do not have to get over the feeling immediately, it is your life and you need to take your time to feel better. There is no shame in feeling that way.

Yes, this is natural to feel because once someone is attached to another person and that person is no longer there, they tend to miss them. This is just a human instinct, no matter what or who. There are many ways that one can try to stop missing another person. This is not something that will happen in a day or two or even a week. This can take longer and it can be a painful process. I think you should let yourself feel all the feelings and once you have excepted that that person is gone, you can start distracting yourself.

Yes dear it is very normal to miss someone's existence but you don't have to worry cause no matter how much you miss them you are still very much alive without them. You know how to live your life as you were once upon a time without them you were living it up well. Yes it might surely hurt sometime but believe me we all have gone thru someone important leaving it is always ugly. But we need to get ourselves together as no one would do that for us. Its just us at the end with our thoughts so I it is better to keep be positive and see the pros of their leaving and move on.

I do think it is normal to miss the feeling of missing someone. Simply because it is hard to go back to things that we are so used to after not doing them anymore. We can make ourselves comfortable doing things that we do not want to do anymore. When this feeling is gone, we sometimes long for the feeling of wanting to miss some one again. I'm not sure how you can stop this feeling. I always like to take things day by day in order to get through. And telling myself that it is okay to feel these things.

I believe its normal to miss the feeling of missing someone, especially because I have felt this feeling. Even at a time when the person I was missing was someone who treated me wrongly while even being in a position of my life where he should have treated me better than everyone else. Also, I have felt this way with losing a family member. I have found that acknowledging my feelings is a good step. Then, giving myself a smile or a sense of gratitude for having big heart to feel this way for another person. It seems like converting the feeling to another level of existence helps to move along without staying too long in that space.

It is definitely normal to miss the feeling of missing someone. Our brains are trained to see the negative in life, in preparation for the worst case scenario. Missing someone is addicting, but can be stopped with time and experience only. The more you go through life, the more you realize that you are better off without that person, and naturally, that missing feeling goes away. I have experienced the feeling of missing, missing someone and it was because missing that person filled a big void in my life, and was the excuse for a lot of the work I wasn't doing but should have been.