How do you deal with depression after a breakup?

I haven't faced any breakups. I haven't ever tried to tie down any of my friends. "depression after breakup" is yet to be experienced.

I think that depression after the break is normal because you loved that person is assumed. But if the love is over, not worth suffering :(

I think that the self help guide on this site is wonderful for teaching self care after a break up.

The person that you thought loved you doesn't care about you at all. You feel like you're dying inside.

Give yourself time to grieve and understand it is natural to not feel OK, don't beat yourself up, thus meaning: Treat yourself with kindness and understanding. I personally find it helpful to talk to others abut their experiences with past breakups and how they are doing now, to find out others also felt bad, and are better at the present, or even found nicer things they couldn't have found if they stayed in that relationship, it gives me hope. After the strong emotions have passed, give yourself time to get over it, to re-connect with yourself, learn from past mistakes, learn what good it left you, give thanks, find new hobbies, etc. Do not jump from one relationship to another to feel better, people who have learnt to be alone tend to have better relationships in the future because they won't settle for anything just to scape "bad feelings". So learn to be by yourself, is a hard thing to do, but enormously rewarding.

Let yourself grieve! I know it is sooooo tough right now, honestly, but just let yourself cycle through the wheel of emotions that come after a breakup. You're grieving the end of a relationship and all you can do is keep trying to move on. :)

Dealing with depression after a breakup can be very hard at first, but the good news is that with time it becomes really easy. Right now, it may be the focus of your mind throughout the day. In time it will definitely be something you think less and less of. Right after a break up, I would talk about it... a lot. Don't let thoughts sit inside your head. After talking, do something you like to do, or something that makes you happy, or really anything that gets your mind off it. You'll be okay, it'll just take time.

Take care of yourself. Really! You'll be feeling pretty vulnerable, so take care of yourself. Comfort yourself, and do whatever you need to do to feel better. (in a healthy and positive way of course)

When I had first left my last relationships it felt as though I no longer had a purpose. I simply didn't want to move from my bed. The first day, I didn't. The next day I got up, showered, did laundry, and lounged in a clean bed with clean pajamas and hot cocoa. For the rest of the long weekend, I practiced self care and made my physical self better, like nails and hair, while waiting for my mind and emotions to take a hint.

In my experience, I try to take care of myself. This is a time in which I focus on me only. After a breakup, one might feel lost and hopeless, because a person who meant so much in our lives is no longer in it. But this is an opportunity to take from the experience and study the parts from this relationship that made me grow as a person. I also talk to close friends and write down my feelings. When everything is bottled up inside and holding us down, one cannot move forward.