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Spying on ex's social media - since my breakup I can't stop from monitoring. Is that okay?

Profile: eleanor0610
eleanor0610 on Nov 15, 2015
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It's okay but it's not healthy. It'll slow down your healing process. If you want to move on, it's very easy to block your ex on social media. You don't have to block them forever, just a couple of weeks/months, until you realise you don't care about them anymore
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Profile: ProudBohemian
ProudBohemian on Nov 15, 2015
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No, of course that.is not okay. It's not healthy for you. You need to move on, keep distance from your ex
Profile: SilverLinning
SilverLinning on Nov 16, 2015
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It won't help you friend. You had a break up, that happened for a reason.Monitoring will make forgetting difficult and remember you should never run back to things which broke you once. You were broken, you still miss your ex. Its alright, it happens. But now you need to move on, today or tomorrow , you need to face it one day that you are no longer together. So don't loose yourself in process of gaining your ex. Stop it today and have a smiling tomorrow.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 20, 2015
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Social media has created another challenge for those going through breakups...with just a few simple clicks you can see how your ex is doing without you. I think almost everyone has done gone and spied on an ex's social media at some point in time and so you're certainly not alone. It's understandable to find it difficult to let go and separate yourself from someone who you've been close to and shared a lot with. However, we must ask ourselves whether this monitoring is helpful. Is this allowing you to grow as a person? Is this preventing you from letting go of the relationship? Often, the answer to these questions is that monitoring the social media of an ex is preventing you from letting go of the relationship and allowing yourself to move forward and grow. If this is the case, it is best to try and avoid viewing your ex's social media profiles as much as possible, even though this, like many things, is easier said than done.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 20, 2015
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No, This is not okay. The main goal of yourself is to focus on yourself. All you are doing by spying on your ex is delaying the amount of time it will take for you to heal, and also taking value away from yourself.
Profile: Makarios
Makarios on Nov 21, 2015
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Gooday, You spy on your ex social media after break up, you feel you monitor him?- what do you feel is the reason you still do that?
Profile: JanNichole
JanNichole on Nov 22, 2015
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No. If you made a choice to move on, you have to stick to it. The more you remember him, that harder and more painful the process can get.
Profile: Christina13
Christina13 on Nov 25, 2015
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I used to spy on my ex's social media, and at the time I thought it was alright.... until I realized I kept doing it for 2 months. I understand that you still have feelings for them, but it's a bad habit to have.
Profile: Impala67
Impala67 on Nov 25, 2015
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Still being attached to someone even after a breakup is very normal, you still have feelings for them. It'll take some time, but after awhile you'll move on to a new brighter future.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 26, 2015
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It might make the process of moving on a bit harder. Try reducing the amount you spy on your ex slowly day by day.
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