Signs you’re still not over your ex

Feel like you’re stuck in the past? It’s impossible to move on when you’re still pining over someone who’s no longer in your life.

E.B. Johnson | NLPMP | Editor
Practical Growth
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10 min readMar 6, 2021

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by: E.B. Johnson

Our relationships form a critical piece of who we are, and when we lose them, it can cause us to flounder and struggle on a number of different planes. When we lose a long-standing or deeply important partner, it can cause us to lose an imperative sense of who we are and — without that — we can become lost and trapped in a number of negative patterns that keep us stuck, scared and unhappy.

Knowing when you’re still stuck.

Breakups aren’t easy. Getting your heart broken can lead to some serious emotional and mental consequences that can become negative patterns that seriously undermine our happiness over time. There are a number of signs that you’re still struggling to recover from your bad breakup, and recognizing them is one of the first steps in finding your way back to true joy and fulfillment.

Constant contact

If you’re still trying to contact your ex — or you’re constantly thinking of contacting your ex — it’s a sign that you still have something that needs put to rest. An urge for contact…

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E.B. Johnson | NLPMP | Editor
Practical Growth

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