To paraphrase Coldplay, nobody ever said break ups were easy.
Sometimes, getting over an ex involves a journey more steep and treacherous than any Himalayan adventures your friends brag about on Facebook. Unfortunately, there’s no Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind-style memory erasing system to help us move on, so we get by with a little help from our friends (plus chocolate croissants and lots of dancing).
However, if you’re really struggling to recover from your last breakup, it could be time to look outside your friendship group for help – especially if you suspect your mates are, ahem, a little over hearing your ex’s name.
Enter Exaholics.com – a website that provides support for the broken hearts of the world in the style of Alcoholics Anonymous. Except you don’t need to leave your house or even show your face. Win-win.
“Getting over the loss [of a partner] can be one of the most traumatic and difficult challenges you’ll face,” the website’s founder, Dr Lisa Bobby, writes. “Not everyone suffers in the same way. Some spend the majority of time thinking about the other person with a high degree of intensity … Some are at a functioning level, but still find themselves missing something … For others, the hard part is taking charge of their own lives and just turning the page.”
