“I can't stop thinking about my ex”
What could be going on
Grief (complicated, disenfranchised, anticipatory): Breakups are real losses; check whether you've let yourself feel the loss.
Limerence: Fits if it's intrusive, you replay moments and feel a high from any contact or sign.
Rumination and worry: Check whether you're going round in circles about why it ended.
Trauma bonding: Fits if the relationship had cycles of hurt and relief that made you more attached.
Anxious-preoccupied attachment: Check whether breakups generally hit you hard and lingeringly.
Replays conversations for days: Check whether you replay conversations for days or weeks.
Questions to carry
- What was I doing or feeling a minute before the last thought of my ex came?
- Which version of my ex comes to mind most, and which version do I leave out?
Also said as
- it's been months and I still think about her every day
- how do I stop obsessing over my ex
- I check his instagram constantly
- I can't get over my breakup
- I'm still obsessed with my ex
- my ex is on my mind all the time