breakups
When it comes to breakups, pain is inevitable, but Humans thinks that suffering is optional.
To the Broken-Hearted People
What broken-hearted people need to hear, from someone who has experienced it all. If you’ve just broken up with someone and it still hurts... it’s okay. You did what was right for you. You trusted your gut, and you had to put yourself first. Yes, hurting them is going to hurt, but the only way you can heal is to stop feeling guilty. Push the guilt aside, and focus on you. It’s going to be hard, there are going to be days where you regret your decision, but you have to keep moving. Everything heals over time, and over time you won’t feel guilty anymore. It’s going to be okay.
By Leigh Hooper7 years ago in Humans
The Tsunami-ed Life (Part 2)
Hardest part of a tsunami-ed life isn't the wave when it hits you, though that part is pretty rough. Like I imagine with the natural phenomenon, the hardest part is the aftermath, the clean-up and the rebuilding. You spend days, maybe even weeks in a daze of "What just happened?" Perhaps you go through the motions of life; going to work, eating, sleeping, planning a funeral, looking for a new job, all the things that keep life normal.
By Jessica Circe7 years ago in Humans
The True Strength Found in the Vulnerability of a Break-Up
On the Monday he had texted me crying, I dropped everything and ran to him. A month prior he had told me he needed space because he didn’t know what he wanted. The whole drive there my body was shaking from the anxiety that filled it. I didn’t listen then, but that was my intuition telling me not to go, but instead I pushed on… Six days later, I sat at home once again heart broken.
By Laura Tran7 years ago in Humans
Indescribable
When someone says the word “pain,” you always think physical pain right? A paper cut on your finger that stings like crazy when you find it with hand sanitizer or lime juice. Or maybe when your pinky toe finds the coffee table in the wee hours of the night… Or the pain from just sleeping wrong, you wake up grumpy and grouchy, neck hurts. But you can describe it right? You feel it, eventually you walk it off, or pop a painkiller and carry on. Physical pain is easier to deal with than what many think, yeah there’s extreme pain, no one wants to have to go through... like EVER. There’s at least usually a reason behind it, and maybe a solution in most cases.
By Colorful Chaotic7 years ago in Humans
Broken Into Pieces
Why does it take us losing important people and significant things in order for us to appreciate them? Michelle had loved the way Chase loved her more than anything. The way he looked at her, sexed her, and told her, "I love you," right before kissing her lips. She was in love with the idea of a future with him... that wasn't enough to stop her from breaking his heart over and over again. She was still in love with "Mr. Florida" while Chase attempted to sweep her off her feet.
By Kathryn Donaldson7 years ago in Humans
Traveling Alone with a Broken Heart
Sure, it sounds dramatic. Maybe it is. For six months now, my partner and I had this amazing 10-week road trip across the United States planned out. We wanted to see as many National Parks as we could, and we both wanted our fur babies to see the same. We had the same ideas about traveling and getting out of our comfort zone, and figuring things out as they came along. It all came to a sudden halt just five days before we were supposed to take off. I’m trying to learn quickly to not play the blame game, but what was supposed to be an incredible summer with my boyfriend ended up with me scrambling to figure out everything I’d need to know for a solo adventure for an entire summer across the US.
By Megan Saber7 years ago in Humans
