How Much Time Do You Give Yourself to Get Over a Breakup? Vol. 558 – July 23, 2020
Someone on Quora asked me to answer this question. Here is how I responded:
This is an interesting question and really doesn’t have one answer because people are different and the amount of time a couple together comes into the mix.
They say that it takes about a year for a person to overcome about four years of marriage. Marriage is usually more difficult to overcome than a breakup because most people go into a marriage believing that ‘this is the one.’
However, some people are more committed to the relationship than others. Some confuse infatuation (that would be being addicted to the ‘bonding’ hormone oxytocin when the couple spends time together, versus a longer relationship of at least 18 months to 2 years when this chemical reaction happens far less frequently than at the beginning of dating and being with one another.
If one was in a committed and at a previous time loving relationship, and it ended, think of it as a time of grieving for the loss of the relationship and whatever that meant to you. There really is no such thing as an amount of time to get over the breakup, it just happens naturally when one is ready to move on in most situations. I say that because I have had a few clients over the years who had a very difficult time with the breakup of a meaningful relationship – they were all younger people in their late teens and early twenties.
Thanks for the question because it is certainly one worth considering for those who are in a similar situation.
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Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
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