I recently went through a break up. It was a big shocker. I was a mess but my friends were there to pick me up. It was definitely something that does not make you more independent. That’s a myth. However it distributes the reliance you once had on one person across the number of people who were there to pick you up.
I read about the different stages of a break-up grief and it’s funny because most of them don’t follow the same sequence I did.
The step 1 was always the same. Shock. Even if there were hints along the way, even if somewhere deep inside you know things are different, you just never think it was coming. Even if he told you now, 2 days ago, 5 days later, it will always be a shock.
The step 2 for me wasn’t sadness. The step 2 for me was pure anger. I was pissed off, to say the least. It was not verging on hatred but it was pure profanities and disbelief. What the f- was he thinking, who does he think he is, I’m not gonna wait for you, you suck, get out of my life. You’re gonna regret this, you selfish bastard.
(Rated NC16 HAHAHAHA.)
The step 3 was sadness though. After getting past the anger, it was like, okay maybe he wasn’t that big a jackass. Should I call him, should I not call him. Should I talk to him, should I not talk to him. Should I meet him, should I not meet him. There is no harm in it, heck let’s be friends. I really need him in my life. We’ve been together for too long. These songs make me sad. – all that pathetic thoughts. Thank god for my friends, I haven’t done anything irrationally.
The step 4 is snapping out of it. Thinking about it less, talking about it less. I’m either getting there or I’m getting busier. Still a part of me that’s sad, obviously. If I was over it, I wouldn’t blog about this. But if I was still wallowing in self-pity, depressed and in shock, I wouldn’t blog about this either.
And I guess step 5 (I’m over you!) is never really achieved until I’m with someone new and it isn’t a rebound.
Now I’ve got one arm clinging on to step 4, the other arm slowly letting go of step 3. Looking forward to planting both feet on step 4!