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A Complete Guide On How To Be Happy After A Breakup
An honest and pragmatic exploration of the nature of happiness and how to acquire it after a breakup, even when all you feel is pain.
Everyone wants to be happy after their breakup. But many people approach the undertaking in a totally backward, retarded way.
They try to convince themselves that they’re feeling great when they actually cry themselves to sleep at night. They bullshit themselves that they’ll be happier if they just keep bugging their ex, even when their ex clearly communicated that they want space. They get lost in trying to achieve stratospheric work success just to avoid feeling like a failure. Some even try to medicate or fuck their breakup pain away.
Cue the heroin orgies!
Don’t be like these people. There is a more grounded and effective approach to being happy after a breakup. Dare I say, a better approach. And while I will outline it shortly, let’s start from the beginning.
What Is Happiness
While there is no universally accepted definition of happiness, researchers and scientists generally agree that it consists of three key components:
