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Jay Shetty PodcastIf you still think about your ex every day and can’t move on, please watch this...
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At a glance
WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
How to stop obsessing over an ex and truly heal
- Breakups hurt so intensely because the brain experiences withdrawal (dopamine/oxytocin) and a loss of identity when “me” becomes “we.”
- What you’re often chasing isn’t the person but the feeling you had—seen, wanted, chosen—so healing begins by learning to generate those feelings without them.
- Mental “stories” and highlight-reel replaying keep you trapped, especially when you seek safety by forgetting the bad moments that led to the breakup.
- Four common myths—time heals everything, closure will fix it, moving on means it wasn’t real, and getting back together will work—can prolong suffering if believed.
- Real recovery comes from cutting “hooks” (social media, photos, checking), feeling grief without making it your identity, rebuilding daily rituals, asking better growth questions, and turning pain into purpose while expecting non-linear setbacks.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasYou miss the imagined future and who you were with them, not just them.
The longing often targets the identity and storyline you built—your “us”—so naming what version of you you’re grieving helps you stop idealizing the relationship.
Heartbreak is partly withdrawal, so treat it like recovery.
Because attachment involves dopamine and oxytocin, repeated exposure to “hooks” (checking socials, rereading messages) reinforces the craving; reducing contact and cues supports your nervous system.
Chasing closure is usually chasing validation.
Even a perfect explanation rarely satisfies because the deeper pain is fearing their judgment might confirm your own insecurities; closure comes from self-understanding and self-respect, not their final words.
Time doesn’t heal by itself—how you spend time determines healing.
If your daily time is still invested in reminders and monitoring them, you stay psychologically immersed; healing requires changing behaviors that keep the relationship mentally “alive.”
Moving on doesn’t invalidate love; it honors the season it served.
A relationship can be real and still end—like seasons in nature—so letting go can mean integrating lessons rather than denying what mattered.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesYou don't miss them, you miss who you thought you'd be with them.
— Jay Shetty
We don't get addicted to people. We get addicted to how we felt around them, how we felt wanted, seen, and chosen.
— Jay Shetty
Healing happens when you stop waiting to feel nothing and start learning to live with what still hurts.
— Jay Shetty
Closure is realizing you may never get the apology, but you're done waiting for it.
— Jay Shetty
Missing someone doesn't mean you're meant for them. It just means they occupied a meaningful chapter of your life, and your heart hasn't caught up to the ending yet.
— Jay Shetty
SPEAKERS
Jay Shetty
hostHost of the On Purpose podcast and author who shares guidance on mindfulness, purpose, and relationships.
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