How do you deal with a breakup?

Well first of all, I'm going to tell you what's obvious but sometimes has to be reminded. Meditation, eating right, exercising.... none of those things actually help when your condition isn't seriously being treated. I check in to see if it's the manic depression making it especially hard, and not just the breakup itself. If that's the case, I tell myself that talking to my doctor is the one thing I have to do if I don't do anything else. And if that isn't the case, THEN I make it a point to do those other things.

With that being said, I'm proud of you for being consistent with your meds. And you should be too.

Another excellent piece of advice I've received that I can't recommend enough: Do not check her Facebook. Ever. Period.

I spend time with the other people in my life who do still love and support me as often as possible. I just try not to be alone so I end up thinking too much about things.

I'm not like everyone, but I also go to the movies. You have to actually go to the theater and be in a darkened room where you're forced to watch the movie on a screen that's big enough to help you escape, though. Just check the reviews and make sure it's a good enough movie to make you take your mind off of things.

I have some that I watch that AREN'T going to be in theaters: -Harold and Maude, because it helps me understand the impermanence of things no matter how cherished they are ("Go and love some more" kills me every time.) -Forgetting Sarah Marshall which helps me to see the humor in the breakup despite the "plenty of fish in the sea" cliche (but I mean, I wouldn't mind if I was just broken up with and Mila Kunis accepted a date with me.) -(500) Days of Summer for the same reason, and I just think it's really creative and well made.

Maybe movies aren't your thing, so I'll have to go ahead and be cliche: figure out what is your thing and what you are passionate about and try to distract yourself with that.

And I listen to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours every single time I'm broken up with. It goes without saying that it captures the hurt and desire to wish the other person the best and move on, impeccably.

No bullshit, my inbox is always open to you.

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