7 Things You Should Never Do Post-Breakup (4 of 4)

6. Hitting the bottle

Your life is a complete mess now, so you might as well drink away your sorrows, right? It might produce temporarily feelings of happiness (or at least indifference to your situation), but as soon as you sober up after the hangover, you’re still left with the problem of how to cope with the breakup. Coming up with a positive plan of action rather than numbing the pain is the way to go.

7. Vengeful thinking

Unless you’re married to the person you began dating when you were 12 or you’ve never been in a relationship at all, you know there is very little in life that causes as much pain as a breakup. But this doesn’t mean you have the right to lash out at your ex. They are most likely feeling hurt too because, after all, they did love you once. But no matter how egotistical we might feel, everybody has the right to decide whether they want to remain in a relationship with us or not. Will the idea of them suffering really make you feel any better? Nope. It will only mean that you aren’t over them.