"My ex moved on immediately post break-up and I can't help but take it personally."

On Attachment

Stephanie Rigg

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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In today's Q&A episode, I'm answering the question of "My ex moved on immediately post break-up and I can't help but take it personally." This is a really common pain point for people post-break-up, so don't beat yourself up if you're in this situation (or have been there in the past!)We'll cover:why it's normal to feel hurt by a partner moving on faster than we dowhy it's so important to monitor the stories we tell ourselves post break-upreasons why people process break-ups differentlyho...

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0:00.0	You're listening to On attachment, a place to learn about how attachment shapes the way we experience
0:09.9	relationships and where you'll gain the guidance, knowledge and practical tools to overcome
0:15.6	insecurity and build healthy thriving relationships.
0:20.1	I'm your host, relationship coach Stephanie Rigg, and I'm really glad you're here.
0:28.1	Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of On Attachment. In today's episode, I'm going to be answering the community question of my ex moved on
0:37.0	immediately post-breakup and I can't help but take it personally.
0:40.6	Do you have any advice?
0:41.6	So this is something that I hear a lot and it can obviously feel like
0:47.1	a twisting of the dagger when we're already in a lot of pain to see our X, whether it's moving on or just seeming to be coping better than we are after a breakup.
1:00.8	When we're really in the thick of it and we're grieving and we're hurt and we're lost and
1:05.3	confused to see something pop up on social media or to hear about it or to even hear it directly
1:11.7	from your ex that they're seeing someone new or that life is going well for them.
1:17.0	It's really easy to take that and make it mean something about
1:27.0	today, you know, understanding that experience a little more, where you can go astray there and some reframes
1:36.2	to help you get through that experience, even though it will still be challenging and painful,
1:41.8	but hopefully we can cut it off there and not make it
1:44.8	mean something about us as a person.
1:48.7	Before I dive into that a couple of quick announcements, the first being that today is the last day to access the sale that I've been
1:55.3	running, which is 50% off all of my master classes, which are on boundaries, sex and attachment, and navigating anxious-avoidant relationships.
2:05.1	Those are all only $44 each and there's heaps of value in them so definitely check them out if you're interested.
2:11.5	You can also get 50% off my higher love course which is a full length six
2:16.5	module plus bonuses course on breakups and really moving through a breakup in the healthiest most supported way possible and coming out the other side better than before.
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