Abandoning your friends once you start a new relationship can make you feel isolated and alone. Always find time for them.
Be aware that comments and pictures posted online will be read in years to come by people including new friends, family and employers. If in doubt, ask yourself if the public should be seeing it.
‘Closed’ questions get one-word answers e.g. ‘Are you thirsty?’. ‘Open’ questions begin with what/why/how and asks for their knowledge, opinion or feelings.
Mother’s Day should be a day for celebration and appreciating our mothers for what they do for us, but for some people it is a day of sadness and wishing. If you know someone who may be in this position then think about how they may feel. Some of them can’t even go and visit their loved ones because they’re too far away or don’t know where they are. Not everyone has their Mum around on Mother’s Day.
We make judgements about others all the time, usually without even realising it. As a practical exercise, try to catch yourself in the act of judging another person or group of people, and whenever you do, judge yourself instead. Consider how you can improve yourself.
To keep a conversation going, ask for their opinion on what’s currently happening in the room, current events, whatever you want to discuss, or inquire about “life story” topics like where they are from, and how they grew up.
Learn from the heartbreak. Find out what was the cause of the heartbreak and what you could have done differently to help prevent another heartbreak from happening. Becoming aware of the mistakes that were made will make you alert of them in your future relationships.
Take some time to enjoy your life. Rather than obsessing over how you felt before the heartbreak, make it a goal to find other ways that can help refill joy in your life. Watching a film, eating at a nice restaurant or meeting up with friends can help you refocus on the positive things going on in your life.
Find support in your family and friends. Let them know how you feel and ask them for advice and guidance on how to deal with the heartbreak. Only talk to friends who care and have been known to show support in previous situations.
Find a way to express how you feel. There are many ways that you can express your feelings, which can help relieve the heartbreak. Some ways include writing in a journal, writing poems, playing a music instrument, drawing art or kickboxing.