BGB, calm yourself.
First, repeat my mantra: "it'll be fine". Keep repeating.

Second: are you in that fragile, brittle state where you feel you might shatter into a thousand tiny pieces if you take another knock? Yeah, that bit sucks. Don't go to Tesco when you are like that because it gets embarrassing when you start weeping at the fish counter because the last time you bought fish you were there with him, and oh god, there are some frozen peas and he likes frozen peas... People will stare and point and in your effort to elude them you will knock over half of the bread aisle and ram a small child (who probably deserves it but who will cry).

Third: go for a run. RUN! RUN!! RUN NOW!! It gets the anger out. (Not angry yet? Well, maybe it's the next stage. You will be.)

Now take some booze or some drugs and cry. Perfectly reasonable. Take each day as it comes.

I used all the above techniques to successfully get over that bastard ex of mine. The same bastard ex I was under for a good half hour today. Yeah, we never learn. In my defense, he has a beautiful cock.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 10 Jun 2009, 21:18, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

*nods sagely*
All this is true, and then some. For the first few days I had Three Little Birds on repeat in the hope it would convince me everything was going to be all right. Order your food online instead, and take everything as it comes; there's no rush for you to feel anything or do anything. Do whatever it takes to make you feel better, be it booze, drugs, Alien or anything.

*fluffehs*

And CHCB - don't feel bad, it happens to the best of us. The lure of teh cock is sometimes far too strong...

Also, I'm going to echo our very own Smash Monkey in saying Bridget Jones set back the feminist movement by years perpetuating the "stupid woman needs a man or her life is worthless" mentality. Stupid fucking book, even worse film.
( Maladicta, Wed 10 Jun 2009, 21:28, Reply)

I knew you'd have all the answers.
I feel better already.

I'll try to stay away from the real ale and artichoke aisle in the supermarket then.

Fanks!
( girlinthehole, Wed 10 Jun 2009, 21:33, Reply)