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LIFE

A ddiction- IF A love relationship triggers Dissatisfaction - It’s possible your new partner is lacking

addictive behaviors, it can be just as dif-
in some of the qualities you felt your ex had.
ficult to get over as stopping smoking,
drinking or other addictive situations. Doubts - Maybe it was your choice to move on, or the
Comfort levels- People who are together choice of your ex, or mutual. However, sometimes
for any amount of time develop their own rhythm and when big decisions are made, doubt might hang in
comfort. It can feel uncomfortable to be in a new space the balance far awhile.

with a different person. Maybe you long for the familiar
lifestyle you had before? Jealousy- Sometimes when an ex moves on, even if we
don’t want them for ourselves, we don’t want someone
Regrets- Sometimes relationships ends with unfinished else to have them.That definitely is a very common way
business or regrets. Those can trigger lots of thoughts to feel.
about the ex-partner.
Or as humans we tend to want what we don’t have
Grief- Letting go of anything ranging from a partner to a anymore, even if it’s a good thing we moved on.
job or possessions can trigger period of grief where feel-
ings of loss and absence create strong feelings for same. Transference- Sometimes when our lives don’t Seem
to be going the way we want, we may focus our atten-
Lost friendship- Some relationships are built on true tion on some outside event which we transfer blame to.
friendship. Even if the relationship
Maybe somewhere deep inside you question if your
Doesn’t work on other levels, it can sometimes be hard life would be different if you were still with your ex. Or
to say good-bye to a very good friend.Eternal hope - maybe you’re just having a hard time letting go, com-
Maybe deep down inside you hope that you will have pletely moving on or maybe you fear if you do, you will
another chance and for whatever reason you can’t let have to really focus on your new person.

go.

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