Reflections On My Breakup Anniversary

Time does heal all wounds

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A year ago, I sat down at the kitchen table of my ex’s parents' house and listened in disbelief as he laid out all the reasons we had to part ways.

A year has passed since my life upside down and everything that I knew to be true and good suddenly turned false and sour. This time last year, I endured one of the worst conversations of my life. But here I am a full 12 months later, a much happier and more content version of myself. I can scarcely believe it.

I have learned so much about myself in the last year. I have surprised myself. I am far braver and more capable than I thought I was and I have a much healthier perspective on our relationship that only time can bring.

Time is the greatest healer

It's true what they say, the old wisdom is true, time does heal all wounds. No intensely emotional experience lasts forever. It is only the lingering feelings we hold onto or the unprocessed emotions that remain. A year is a lot of time to heal from an emotionally traumatic breakup. I no longer feel the intense rage and anger over the blindsiding breakup or the intense grief I experienced while I mourned the loss of his presence in my life and the future I pictured. Feelings will always eventually fade once the lessons they…