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The Dark Side Of Breakup Recovery

Don’t overwhelm yourself with breakup recovery and know that the whole point of it is to come to a place where you no longer need it.

I recently noticed a pretty vile problem cooking up. Many people trying to get over a breakup keep overwhelming themselves with innumerable recovery methods.

For example: they start their mornings with hours of agonizing meditation practices. They keep three different journals. They reserve their afternoons for a hectic cocktail of qi-gong, yoga, and tai-chi. And in the evenings, you can see them burning through their savings for dodgy, overpriced self-help seminars, retreats, and coaching programs.

If you can even semi-relate with the above, you’ve got to fucking chill.

I know you want to get over your ex. I know you want to be happier. I know you want to improve yourself and squeeze out your juicy potential. I applaud you for your bravery and ambition.

But holy fuck- you don’t have to burst a blood vessel for these things!

You don’t need to pigeonhole yourself into a gazillion recovery activities, exercises, and modalities. You don’t need to hire coaches, shrinks, and gurus. You don’t need to attend any seminars and circle jerk with…