Thousands each and every year suffer at the hands of a broken relationship.  For many it is what seems to be the end of the world.  In situations like this – perception is everything as the reality of what is going on can be far different to what we perceive.

Have you been in a situation like this?  Do you feel that it is the end of your world?  Well if so I want you to think of something just for a moment. Think of all of those times in life when you have felt even mildly like the way you do now.  Think of all of the times that you have struggled and pulled through!  The thing is, for some of us it is easier to see it as the end and give up, however that goes against pretty much everything that we have stood for up until now.  You see, survival is a natural instinct and the reality that you are still here and still alive shows that you have this natural instinct.

With the pain and negative emotions of a bad break up we can feel horrid, however time, friends, family and eventually – new love, can all help to heal our wounds.

I have helped numerous amounts of individuals in my career to overcome the negative effects of a relationship break up.  Today I want to give you some of the tips that I give to my clients, during therapy with me.

1. Look forward!  Maybe not years ahead, but certainly weeks.  Meet up with friends and do stuff together that you enjoy – spoil yourself and get yourself out of the rut of just constantly thinking about what went wrong.

2. Sit with someone that you can trust and tell them everything.  This helps to get things off your chest and also helps you to understand it and put it into perspective.

3. Get to know yourself again.  If you have just come out of a long-term relationship then you might find that you have changed over the years.  Now is the time to take a nice big stretch and do the things that you have wanted to do for years.

4. Close the door.  Build an understanding of that part of your life – learn from it and then close the door to it and start living for your future instead of your past.

Well there you go.  I really hope that if you are going through a break up at the present that these tips really help you out.

Richard MacKenzie is a leader in the field of Self Hypnosis.  He is also the author of a book on Self Hypnosis called Self-Change Hypnosis.

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