Every Young Adult's Breakup Survival Guide: Tips, Tricks & Expert Advice for Recovering

by Atlantic Publishing

Overview

Your Friends Tell You that Time Heals all Wounds, but You Wonder What Happens if it Does Not. This guide helps mend your heart and put your life back on track. You will learn the fundamentals of relationships and why yours did not work out. You will get to know what to expect from heartbreak - betrayal, competition, self-attack, and denial - and how to best handle it. With this helpful prescription to heal your heart, you can bring the light back into your life, learn the rules about your ex and moving on gracefully so you can mend the pieces of your broken heart and move on to a brighter and better you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781601389855
Publisher:	Atlantic Publishing Group Inc
Publication date:	12/28/2015
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	1080L (what's this?)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Quick Reference: How to Have a Healthy Breakup 11

Introduction 13

Chapter 1 Understanding How a Relationship Fails 19

Breakup Strategies 26

Chapter 2 Coping With Grief 39

Denial 39

Anger 41

Bargaining 44

Depression 45

Acceptance 47

Moving Through the Stages 48

How to Cope Through the Stages of Grief 50

Case Study: Getting Through the Grief 57

Case Study: Moving Through the Grieving Process 63

Chapter 3 The Disengagement Protocols 67

Creating Your Own Plan 73

Case Study: A Counselor Who Has Been in the Trenches 77

Excuses, Excuses 80

Chapter 4 The Ex Games 91

Set Boundaries 92

Other Unhealthy Behaviors 95

Overcoming Envy 96

Overcoming Bitterness 101

Case Study: Tips From an Oprah Expert 102

Forget Waiting - Forgiveness is the Hardest Part 104

Putting a Stop to Blackmail 112

Threats and Abuse 113

When You are Being Stalked 114

Chapter 5 How to Not Let Yourself Go Mentally 117

Self Esteem: A Primer 118

Take a Break 122

Dear Diary 123

Affirm the Positive 125

I Can See the Future 136

Keep Yourself Busy 137

It Is All About You 138

Thank You 140

Chapter 6 How to Not Let Yourself Go Physically 143

Where Are You Starting? 144

Commit to Improve Yourself 146

Take a Trip to See the Food Pyramid 148

Get Moving 152

Date Night: Not Just for Couples 154

Other Ways to Take Care of Yourself 155

Chapter 7 Getting Support From Others 157

Pride in the Name of Heartbreak 157

With a Little Help From Your Friends - and Family 161

Case Study: How to Live Through a Rough Breakup 163

Getting Professional Help 165

Case Study: The Benefits of Therapy 167

Chapter 8 Taking Stock of Your Life and Setting Goals 173

One is Not the Loneliest Number 174

Case Study: Do Not Let the Past Sabotage the Future 177

Take Stock of Your Relationship 179

Case Study: Thoughts From a Dating Coach 183

Setting Goals 184

Chapter 9 Finding and Meeting New People 189

Body Language 190

Ritual Questions and Conversation Starters 195

Abstract and Concrete Language 199

Case Study: Getting Over Your Ex and Starting to Move On 205

The Building Blocks of a Romantic Relationship 208

Mingling With Singles 212

How to Ask Someone On a Date 214

Chapter 10 Beginning a New Relationship 217

Post-breakup Dating 218

Standards and "Good Enough" 219

Case Study: Straight to the Point 222

Conclusion 225

Bibliography 227

Index 229