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Summary: Deal with the breakup of a relationship by learning from the experience, growing from the loss and reaching out to a support system of friends and family. Try not to take a breakup personally and focus on yourself with tips from a psychotherapist and grief counselor in this free video on relationships.
"Hi, I'm Beth Patterson, psychotherapist and grief counselor, and I'm going to be talking now about how to deal with a breakup. And breaking up happens to all of us. It's the risk we take for for loving, for feeling, and so how do you deal with it when when when thee relationship doesn't work out and you breakup with the person or they breakup with you? It's one thing to keep in mind is that sometimes it's just not your fault. Sometimes it's the way it is, and trying to take not take things too personally is very helpful. And to learn from thee experience. You were there with that person for a reason, and what did you learn from that experience? So taking it as a learning experience would be one way to to grow from thee experience itself, and really do grow from our losses, so do keep that in mind. There is hope, and also it's really important to reach out for support whether it's friends, family, a clergy member, whatever you consider support for yourself during difficult times. You know, really evaluate what's important to you and how you can get support for yourself, and also have fun. Remember the things that you do that have always been fun for you. So hope that advice has been helpful to you, best of luck moving forward."
eHow Article: How to Deal with Breakups