How to cope when your ex moves on: my heartbreaking experience

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my ex broke up with me on february and it’s been messing with me ever since. a month before that i started pulling back a bit because i was mentally drained and dealing with stuff at home and with school which she knew about. around valentine’s day she said she already had plans with her mom and when i tried to see her the next couple of days she avoided me. later she started an argument over messenger and i apologized because i still cared a lot.
after that she told me she’d been questioning for months if we even worked together and said we felt more like friends even though just a week before she told me she loved me. we kept texting and sending reels for about a month after the breakup but it never felt the same. eventually i told her i couldn’t keep pretending we were just casual after everything we had and that it was better to cut contact. she replied saying the connection had already been gone for a while.
this was my first serious relationship and i know i made mistakes too. i didn’t always open up about what i was going through because she had her own struggles and i didn’t want to add to it. still i tried my best to be there for her. even now i can’t bring myself to be angry at her i just keep thinking about the good moments.
after the breakup we had a brief talk about private stuff we shared and she said she trusted me but i still removed her because it was too much for me. on social media she deleted one photo of us but kept the rest and now she’s posting a lot more sometimes sad things about love and loneliness other times acting like she’s fine. i also see her spending time gaming with other guys and it just adds to my confusion.
i ended up unfollowing her everywhere because it was getting overwhelming. i still love her deeply and can’t get her out of my head. we were together for over two years and i really thought we had a future. i’ve started therapy and going to the gym but i’m struggling badly panic attacks no sleep lost a lot of weight and my mind keeps replaying everything or imagining what i’d say if we met again. we’re supposed to see each other soon with mutual friends and i don’t even know if i’m in the right state for that.
i feel like there’s so much left unsaid. part of me knows it wasn’t all my fault but i still carry that guilt. i feel lost confused by her mixed signals and at the same time i miss her more than anything. i don’t know what to do anymore every day just feels heavy and i feel like i’m losing myself.

Last updated on:2026-04-03T16:36:03+05:30

Comments (3)

checkIN
checkIN 2 mths ago

do you feel like seeing her soon would actually help you, or are you hoping it might bring some kind of closure you’re still chasing?

liferace
liferace 2 mths ago

man, this sounds heavy… the panic attacks, no sleep, losing weight, i’ve been there and i had to step back from anything that kept me tied to her, even mutual hangouts.

DicchiPoo
DicchiPoo 2 mths ago

i feel this in my bones… that switch from “i love you” to “we feel like friends” messed me up too. i kept replaying every moment trying to find where it broke, like i must’ve missed something. that kind of confusion really HURTS.