“Some people consider perseverance and holding onto something as signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes a lot more will to know when to let go and then do it.”
— Ann Landers

When we let go of something or someone, it does not mean that we no longer care about them. It just comes to the realization that the only thing we can really control is ourselves, right here, right now. It is a necessary process of adapting to the ever-changing realities of life - leaving the past behind in order to make way for the present.

Here are 50 quotes from various articles that will help you let go and start living happily.

1. As we get older and wiser, we begin to understand what we need and what we need to leave behind. Sometimes leaving is a step forward.

2. You will never achieve what you are capable of if you are too attached to things that you have to let go.

3. Sometimes there is something in our life that should not be delayed. Sometimes unwanted changes are necessary changes for our growth.

4. Growth and change can be painful sometimes, but the most painful thing in life is being out of place.

5. The hardest part of growing up is letting go of what you're used to and moving on with something new.

6. Accept what is, let go of what was, and believe in what can be.

7. Don't be afraid of change. There is a reason for everything. Deal with it. It won't be easy, but it's worth it.

9. Never let fear determine your future.

10. Fear is just a figment of your imagination. It can be difficult at times to decide to follow your heart, but you will make a huge mistake by letting your false fears stop you.

11. You can't wait forever for the perfect moment. Sometimes you need to let go of your doubts and take risks, because life is too short to wonder what could have been.

12. You are not the same person you were a year ago, last month or this week. You are constantly evolving. Nothing stands still. That is life.

13. One of the most enjoyable moments in life is when you finally find the courage to let go of what you cannot change.

14. Never force things. Do whatever is required of you and let life take its course. If something has to happen, it will happen. Don't attach yourself to what you can't control.

15. When you stop expecting people and events to be perfect, you can begin to appreciate them for who they are.

16. Live simply. Love with all your heart. Be sincere. Breathe deeply. Try your best. Leave everything else for something above us.

17. Giving up and letting go are two completely different things.

19. Giving up doesn't always mean showing weakness. Sometimes it just means that you are strong and smart enough to let go and move on.

20. Stop obsessing over your stress level and remember how lucky you are. Everything could be much worse.

21. Whatever upsets you, let it go! No need to accumulate negativity. Keep calm and have a positive outlook on life. Something good is bound to happen to you.

22. Some people cannot accept the fact that you are moving forward in life, and therefore they will try to cling to your common past. Don't condone their behavior. Keep moving on.

23. No matter what you do, someone will always be unhappy. So live by your principles and make sure that you yourself do not end up disappointed.

24. Love yourself! Forgive yourself! Accept yourself! You are you, this is the beginning and the end - and no regrets.

25. You are good enough, smart enough, and strong enough. You don't need someone else's approval to know that you are priceless.

26. One of the most liberating things that life teaches us is that we don't have to love everyone, everyone doesn't have to love us, and that's absolutely fine.

27. Try not to take too seriously what other people say about you. What they think and say is a reflection of themselves, not of you.

28. If you worry too much about what other people think of you, in some way, you will always be their prisoner.

29. Sometimes we expect more from others because we ourselves would do the same for them. Keep on loving. In the end, you will find out who deserves it.

30. Not everyone is able to appreciate what you do for them. You have to understand who is really worthy of your attention and who is just trying to take advantage of you.

31. To say yes to happiness, you must learn to say no to people and things that hurt you. Be wise to avoid negativity.

32. If you allow something, it will continue. It is better to be alone than to let negative people and their judgments influence your life.

33. If you feel that your ship is sinking, it may be time to drop everything that weighs you down. Let go of the people who make you sad and surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you.

34. Just because someone has been a part of your life for many years doesn't guarantee that there won't be a moment when you finally decide to let them go.

35. One of the most difficult tasks in life is to cut someone out of your heart.

36. You must understand that people come and go. That is life. Stop holding on to those who let you go a long time ago.

37. Sometimes we forgive others not because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it, because we ourselves need it, and because without it we can't let go and move on.

38. The one who asks for forgiveness first is the bravest. Whoever forgives first is the strongest. The happiest moves first.

39. Do not be sad about the past, it will not return. Don't worry about the future, it hasn't arrived yet. Try to live in the present and make it beautiful.

40. Be wise enough to let go when needed and strong enough to hold on when needed.

41. Do not let small troubles overshadow your happiness. True wealth is the ability to feel and appreciate every moment for what it brings.

42. Life is too short to spend it at war with yourself. Learn to accept and forgive. By letting go of yesterday's troubles, you are taking the first step towards happiness today.

43. Anxiety casts a big shadow on small things. In the end, you can either focus on what's tearing you apart or on something that helps you pull yourself together.

44. Old fears - down payments for problems you may never have. Release them. Today is a new beginning, take a deep breath and start again.

45. Smile even when everything seems to be falling apart. Smiling doesn't always mean you're happy. Sometimes it just means that you are strong.

46. ​​There comes a time when you stop thinking about your mistakes and move on. No regrets - only life lessons that show you the way.

47. Remember good times, be strong in difficult times, love every moment, laugh more often, live honestly and be grateful for each new day.

48. You can't let one bad thing ruin a bunch of good times. Don't let the silly daily dramas confuse you.

49. If you are diligent and patient, everything that you really need in life will come to you at the right time.

50. In the end, everything will fall into place. Until then, learn as much as you can, laugh as often as you can, enjoy every moment and remember that it's worth it.

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And for girls, to forget, they can come up

Our feelings are not always mutual. Or love can bring more suffering than joy. If you are in a cage of your own experiences, the best solution is to understand how to let the person out of your thoughts.

This will bring you long-awaited relief and wonderful opportunities for a new life. The advice of a psychologist, which will be discussed step by step in this article, will be the best help in this.

Many people confuse the concepts of “letting go” and “forgetting” or “falling out of love” completely. The easiest way to understand this is to think about the literal meaning of "letting go."

For example, a little girl was bought a balloon. She was very happy with him and played with him for a long time. But soon she wanted to play with other toys. So she took and released the thread. The ball flew into the sky and became free.

In the same way, you need to switch to something else and a person fixated on a burdensome relationship. But this does not mean that at this stage he will not remember about his loved one and completely forget about him.

• To let go is to stop interfering in personal life, trying to control and be aware of all affairs
• Start living your own life, without looking back at the person you think about
• enjoy freedom
• Get ready for a new love
• Understand the lessons of the past
• Forgive yourself and your loved one
• Find harmony and joy from each new day
  

  Why is this needed at all?

There is a category of people who do not understand why to refuse a person. They firmly believe that with the necessary perseverance and ingenuity, reciprocity can be achieved. To put it bluntly, make yourself fall in love. But this is a big mistake.

Let's say that a person likes pineapples. And to treat pears with indifference or generally cannot stand them. And no matter how much you pretend that you are a pineapple, you will not stop being a pear. That's how the circumstances were.

But there are many people who, on the contrary, prefer pears to other fruits. So maybe you should consider other options and find a more suitable one?

Disadvantages of trying to grab hold of a “not your own” person:

1. What actions do not take, but you cannot influence a person so that he reciprocates.
2. Instead of the prescribed happiness, only self-pity, resentment, dissatisfaction shines on you.
3. You are only prolonging your suffering. In the end, you won't be together anyway.
4. A person from constant encroachments will begin to show disrespect to you, will become annoyed. You will be forced to humiliate yourself all the time.
5. As a result of such persecution, you will get upset nerves and a predisposition to depression.
6. You will lose interest in your own life, your goals and aspirations. If we continue in the same spirit, then dismissal from work, expulsion from the institute and other troubles are not far off.
   
   Will this make you feel better?

Psychologist's advice: Relationships are what give us positive emotions, not destroy us. You, like every living being, are worthy of love. You do not have to go out of your way to please, change your principles. A bunch of people will appreciate you without it.

Why do not let go of thoughts about a person?

If you can’t forget someone, then this person was very important to you. Your feelings for him are very strong, so thoughts keep coming back to him. Either the object has caused you a lot of resentment and disappointment. And now you have negative feelings for him or even a desire for revenge for everything he has done to you. In any case, unnecessary thoughts should be abandoned as quickly as possible. So that they do not lie dead weight in your soul.

Case from practice:

Irina's story: “For a very long time, thoughts about my beloved ex-husband haunted me. They were together for 6 years, 3 years in a legal marriage. The parting happened very quickly and unforeseen. In just a month, his attitude has changed a lot. All my attempts to please were in vain.

Then he left without saying anything. For 1.5 years I waited for him to return and say that he was mistaken, ask for forgiveness. But instead, I found out that he married another and they are expecting a child. It was a real shock! I realized that I couldn't do it on my own.

Feelings never cooled down, I didn’t even want to look at other men. I decided to turn to a psychologist. The result made me very happy. After a few sessions, I became much calmer about the situation, I was able to accept it.

Gradually, I realized that life goes on and thoughts about the former left me. Only a psychologist helped me start building new relationships.”

How do you erase the person you love from your thoughts?

So, you understood the inevitability and importance of this moment. Congratulations, that means you're halfway there!

It will be very useful to be able to thank a person. Breaking up is not a loss, but a gain. The most important thing in life is experience. And you need to learn from this experience to find your mistakes and not repeat them in the future.

May you receive only suffering and pain, do not despair. This is an opportunity to grow, not to become too attached to people, to learn how to build harmonious relationships.

To properly say goodbye to a person, it is important to do everything in stages. It is not recommended to skip any of the stages. Otherwise, what you missed will still pop up, and the moment will not be the most appropriate.

1. Give vent to emotions. Don't try to drown out the negativity. You can cry, scream, get angry, sob. If you feel better after eating a large ice cream, use this method too. Some people like to write down their experiences on paper.
2. After you come to your senses a little, proceed to the analysis of the situation. Face the truth. Do not try to embellish the situation and the departed person. Write down in column 1 all the pluses from these relationships, in the 2nd column - all the minuses. And then think again, were they really that good?
3. Say thank you to your ex for all the good things that happened. Sincerely wish him happiness.
4. Now you should not look for the guilty and engage in self-digging. It will be easier to think about everything when you calm down to the end.
5. Do a suspension. Throw away or put away all gifts and photographs that remind you of the past. Do not get carried away with melodramas and music about unhappy love. Change your phone number so you don't have to wait for a call. In a word, delete the past.
6. Change your appearance. It also helps to mentally tune in to a new life. Change your hair, change your wardrobe. Get a workout at the gym. Even if there is no excess weight, it never hurts to tighten the figure. Plus, it boosts your self-confidence.
7. Think about how you could fill the void within yourself. Something nice and interesting. A new occupation, a pet, a book about relationships and personal growth. Don't shut yourself up, communicate more. If you can afford it, it was good to travel.
8. Learn to enjoy life again. Enjoy the little things. Fulfill your desires.
9. Plan your future life. Well stimulated in this card of desires.
10. Now you can analyze the past with a cold mind. Think about mistakes and lessons learned.

After all the stages, you will definitely feel refreshed. And your pain will pass.

In different cases, a different amount of time is required for the entire process. From a month to a year. But the sooner you get up on this path, the sooner you can free yourself from the burden.

Important Tip: Don't wallow in self-pity. Do not chase thoughts about how unhappy your fate is. How lonely you are. It is better to remember in difficult moments about those who are even worse. About orphans, disabled people, lonely old people.

Better yet, think about how you can help them alleviate their suffering. And then you will forget about your own pain.

Beneficial Meditation

When you have to part with a loved one, thoughts naturally appear that you will never be able to love again. I just don't want to experience the same pain again.

But you do not need to cultivate this opinion in yourself. After all, without love, life is boring and insipid. It is better to engage in excellent meditation that helps to restore a healthy attitude towards love.

1. When you are alone and no one bothers you, dim the lights and sit in a comfortable position.
2. Concentrate and close your eyes. Consider where your capacity for love may be.
3. When you find the right place, fix on it.
4. Visualize light coming from this point on your body. Mentally direct it to your beloved pet or loved one.
5. If you did everything right, you will have a desire to do something good for the people around you. To those people on whom the glow was directed.
   
   If you do this exercise every day, unbeknownst to you, you will find resentment inside that will be replaced by genuine love for the environment.

Letting go from the heart and thoughts

Can't forget a person for a long time? This practice will help to destroy even an old connection and free yourself from negativity.

1. Retire in a quiet place, make yourself comfortable.
2. Close your eyes, imagine a performance stage. On the stage is a man who caused a lot of suffering.
3. Now imagine yourself on a platform above this person or floating in the air.
4. Focus on your abuser. Imagine it in great detail, down to the smallest detail.
5. Feel all the sensations that you experience for him as sharply and vividly as possible.
6. Then imagine what the connection between you looks like? Barely discernible threads or a thick rope? Maybe a plastic tube? What do they connect? Chest, throat, abdomen or neck area?
7. Visualize this state for a while.
8. Reflect on what personal character traits you and this person lack so that the connection becomes less painful. Maybe patience, fortitude, self-confidence? Consider all options carefully.
9. Now imagine how God or a guardian angel appears above the stage, which sufficiently possesses all the qualities.
10. Ask him to give you what you need. Start imagining how filling you with everything you need is going on. Feel it very clearly how you change from it.
11. Visualize how you convey the missing qualities to the person connected to you through the channel. Let it fill up to the end.
12. Then look at it again. Has he changed since then? What exactly has become different: emotions, smile on the face, posture?
13. If necessary, talk to him. Surely he taught you a good lesson, taught you something new. Even through painful experiences. In any case, ask for forgiveness, even if he is more to blame for you.
14. Then imagine breaking the connection. How would you like to do it? With scissors or cut with a sword? Remember how you look separately, free from each other.

How to let go of a deceased loved one

The death of a loved one is a real tragedy for those who have to deal with it. After such a blow of fate, it is not easy to get back on your feet and live a normal life. Especially when a young person close to us, or even a child, dies.

Many cannot accept the injustice of what happened. There are people who are not able to come to terms with this situation even a year after death. Often they have an ongoing dialogue with the deceased, as if he were still alive.

Adviсe:

1. Nobody denies your difficult position. But do not forget about common sense. Try to convince yourself of the need to return to life. After all, it has already happened, and nothing can be changed. Especially tears and tantrums. If you stop heartbroken now, it is possible to undermine your health and psyche. And it won't get any better, will it? Think of your loved ones survivors.
2. Often strong feelings haunt when a person feels guilty before the deceased. Perhaps you did not behave very well towards him, were rude or were not attentive enough, did not help when he needed it. But now nothing can be changed. And your suffering will not help the cause either. Therefore, concentrate better on living people. Try to behave in such situations in a better way. Surely many of your close friends also need help and support.
3. Think this way: I was not indifferent to him. Therefore, he would not like to see me in torment and sorrow. Indeed, no one would really want to become the cause of the suffering of a loved one.
   
4. Try to put all your energy into work. A good way to improve things and forget about painful thoughts. Because they just don't have time.
   
5. Think that the deceased has gone to a better world. According to Christianity, the human soul is immortal, only the body dies. Pray for him. If that still doesn't help, talk to a priest. Ask all your questions. Don't shut up anything. Sometimes all you need to do to find peace is to speak up. Case from practice:

Victoria's story: “I never thought that such grief could happen in my life. My beloved son died at the age of 7. For a long time I could not believe what had happened. It seemed that none of this was happening to me.

But the reality was horrendous. Life ceased to interest me completely, although other close people remained - my husband and eldest daughter. My husband signed me up for a psychologist and literally forced me to go. To my surprise, I felt a little better after the first conversation.

So I continued my treatment. The psychologist helped me look at what happened from the other side, remember that other loved ones need me, understand that you can continue to live, even after the death of a child.

To stop chasing thoughts about the past in your head and forget a person, you need strength of mind and a wise attitude to the situation. If you are in a difficult situation, our specialists will definitely help you on online psychologist consultations. Don't shut yourself up in your grief.

The sooner you take the first step, the fewer days you will have to spend in torment. An experienced psychologist is the best medicine for the soul and a harmonious life.

A series of New Year's holidays. Women dream of spending them together with their man. And men often have their own plans: meeting with friends, family, just being alone, playing paintball or billiards ....
Should we force them to be with us all the time? Or is it still important to give them the opportunity to be without us? This is what I want to talk about today.

In my opinion, the Vedas are right when they say that do not be afraid of parting, be afraid of divorce. And this phrase is not only about the removal and education of a partner. But also about giving each other personal space, which men need even more than women.

If you've read John Gray's "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus", then you probably remember the term "man cave". A place where he sometimes goes to recover, put his thoughts and feelings in order, and at the same time remember how he loves his wife. It doesn't always look like a cave. Most often, this is some kind of hobby outside the home or just a place where he likes to be alone. Of course, we are not talking about brothels and casinos. Rather, it will include fishing with friends, his office and workplace, travel to conferences and events, and even a private office in the house where no one is allowed to enter.

When a man has a crisis - and crises of various sizes constantly come to us without knocking - it is important for a man to retire. And think alone.
What do we do most often? Let's be honest? We're trying to get him out of there. From the arms of this cave of his. Motives can be different:

He's bad! I have to help him!
What if he falls out of love with me there?
His friends are a bad influence on him
I need to know what he thinks

And so on. In practice, we persecute a man. Sometimes we just try to lure - very quietly and innocently. Sometimes we break in and make a scandal. Sometimes we gather the public at the entrance to the cave so that everyone tells him that this is not allowed.

There are three types of persecution:

• Physical. For example: "You're not going anywhere!". Or you can just follow him on his heels, follow him on a fishing trip, surprise him by flying to his conference, or set up a field kitchen at his place of work. Without his consent
• Emotional. Since we ourselves are being treated for negative emotions by talking, we are trying to feed our husband with the same pill. "Talk to me! I can see how bad you are! What's happened? Do not be silent!". This not only does not calm the man, but also infuriates
• Moral. To become such an ideal wife that he would never even think of going somewhere without me. “Well, how can you, I do everything for you, and you! This is unfair! It is not right! I sacrificed everything for you and did not go to the concert. And you!!!"

Why is it so unbearable for us to see how a loved one is resting somewhere without us in some strange way? There are several reasons, some of them lie in our nature, and some in our childhood.

• For a woman, intimacy is very important. This is one of our basic needs. And when there is no closeness, it becomes very difficult for us. The problem is that we have decided that close relationships are only possible with a husband. We don't build them with other people. To be more precise, we do not pay enough attention to female friendship. But it is girlfriends who can give us so much intimacy that the mind will calm down for a long time.
• We are different. We solve problems by talking. And we believe that men are arranged the same way. Therefore, we try to help them, not considering that they are different.
• Often we just don't know what to do when he's not around on the weekend. But what about the ritual viewing of the film and a walk before going to bed? With whom to walk?
• Loneliness becomes terrible even when When we were kids, our dad left us. The child does not understand that dad left mom, not him. And all his life he repeats after his mother: "Dad left us both." And then it’s really scary - now he will leave, and what if there will be the same flirtatious thing, like dad was taken away from mom?
• If other men have already left you, there were betrayals and painful breakups, the topic of male distance will also become a problem.
• If your parents ignored you then temporary neglect from a loved one will also bring you pain. Just like in childhood. When no one cares about you - what kind of love can there be?
• If you don't have hobbies and outlets, which you can occupy yourself with, you will also suffer, but already from not knowing what to occupy yourself with. Here it is important to remember that it is interesting only with those who are already interested in themselves.

And what will happen to a man if he is not allowed to go into this very cave?

• He becomes passive. He lies for a long time, his enthusiasm for work decreases. It’s not that he’s not ready to perform feats, he can’t even go for water. There's just no motivation. Why? Because the only motivation for men's actions is love for a woman (or God).
• He does not feel love for his wife. Because male love is cyclical. To understand how much he loves his wife, he needs to miss her. And this is the best way to renew feelings. A woman has a different mechanism - after all, we are always in contact with our feelings, so everything is quite stable with us. A man needs to remember this. Again and again. At least once a month. To fly on wings, bored, and turn mountains. Remember the mode in which the knights of the past lived. Crusade - on wings to the beloved with prey - then again a crusade to return to her again, exhausted from love.
• He becomes irritable and angry. A man who has not been released in time begins to rage. Everything infuriates him, he cannot control himself. In order to master himself again, he needs to collect his thoughts and feelings, to collect himself in a heap. And he can do this only in solitude, in his cave. Sometimes his friends can be in this cave. But this is external. In fact, it is collective loneliness. Have you ever seen real fishermen? They sit far apart and are silent all day. For a woman, this seems like madness, but for men, it seems like a real vacation.
• He can find uncivilized forms of care. Alcohol, drugs, computer games - this is the same escape into the cave, only such withdrawal destroys the personality of a man and family relationships. But if he has no other option, the only thing left is not to completely lose his mind.

In a word, a man who is not released into the cave in time becomes not only “uncomfortable”, but also destructive. He can break out of the blue on his wife or children. After that, guilt will begin to gnaw at him, and only increase the discomfort.

Separation gives love a special taste. The joyful taste of a meeting when both are bored. And again we are ready to see the good in each other. Even if you part only for one day, when your husband goes to work, in the evening you are waiting for his return. Because they are bored.

But sometimes you have to go even further. Recently, my husband went to a week-long training by himself. I got on a plane and flew away for a whole week. And we were left alone with the children, on the farm. We have not parted for so long for a long time, it seems that we have never parted like this at all.

And it turned out that it is so nice to be bored. A man needs and it is important to have personal space and personal time. But with the birth of children, we often forget about it. Because we need help. We become more dependent - and it's very scary - to be alone.

With the birth of children, all our childhood traumas become aggravated. All that we did not live to the end, we accepted and let go. When we are terribly afraid of losing a partner, most likely we are afraid of losing our father (or our mother) in him.

When we begin to demand complete care and guardianship, it is as if we are trying to replace our parents with a spouse. And so it can go on for a long time. It is the birth of a little man that triggers a chain reaction of our ancestral and childhood memory. When he reaches the age at which something difficult happened to us, it becomes difficult for us too.

Therefore, this desire is usually aggravated in us - to be always together - precisely after the appearance of children. We are too vulnerable at this moment to be alone at this moment. But how much do we lose!

In our family, it is accepted that the husband needs to be alone. It probably could happen more often. I did not immediately understand and accepted it. But now, when he says that he wants to go to a cafe alone for a few hours to think, I rejoice. I'm glad he comes back differently. Rested, joyful, loving, bored. And in this case, I and the children will be able to receive much more warmth and love than if this time were not there.

I don't know how I decided to let him go in the summer for a whole week, left in a foreign country without anyone. Sleeping alone was strange. It was even more unusual to get up in the morning and not find my husband in the house. Children constantly remembered and searched for him, because in their life, dad is always there - every morning and every evening.

But I was very happy. I was glad that he would rest from us and from home. Talk to people, learn something. And he will return to us rested and satisfied. And we just also managed to miss him very much.

Now I know how useful it is to let him go not only to the nearest cave, but also to one that is not so close. This should not be abused, but why shouldn't the husband be able to sometimes take a break from family life in a civilized way (I'm talking, for example, about trainings in other countries, conferences, trips to relatives).

Let's talk more about what to do with yourself? How not to go crazy yourself and not to plague him with calls? There are a lot of options (there are generally whole ovs to effectively and joyfully spend this time):

• Read your favorite book
• Watch a movie - you can do it alone
• Do a general cleaning
• Chat with girlfriends
• You can invite a friend to visit for a couple of days (I did exactly that when my husband left for a week for the second time)
• Go to a seminar or training
• Go to visit your parents
• Go for a massage or beauty salon
• Participate in a volunteer project
• Pursue your hobby
• Go to a dance or art class
• Arrange shopping
• And so on.

There is a funny story about shopping. When the husband of one girl went on a business trip, she decided to distract herself with shopping. And among other things I bought myself boots. Next. And not very cheap. And in the evening my husband called, and the following conversation took place:
- Honey, I bought boots today!
- Do you already have boots?
- Yes, I have. I just thought that I'd rather buy myself boots and be happy with them than blow your brains out with calls.
In response, the husband laughed and agreed that it really was better.

Indian girls were once prepared for family life by telling this parable:

“In the life of every man, once a month there are special days when he must go to the cave. It is his sacred duty to fight the dragon in this cave. It is very dangerous and risky, but it is the duty of every man.
So when you get married, be prepared for it. Once a month, your husband will go into his cave stressed and come back victorious.
Do not follow him under any circumstances. Because even if you track him down and find this cave, and then try to go inside, this dragon will attack you and burn you with its flames.

The story is metaphorical, because the same dragon is just a manifestation of the worst qualities of a husband that can splash out on the head of an unlucky wife.

Therefore, let's take care of each other and treat our peculiarities and needs with understanding. When you let your husband go to the cave, don't forget to take care of yourself!

Many thanks to John Gray and Ruslan Narushevich for their knowledge about the nature of male distances!

Olga Valyaeva

Life is a series of partings and meetings. Sometimes even with dearly loved, close people, our paths diverge. At such a moment, you need to gain strength and let the person out of his thoughts. But how to do it if the heart is torn to pieces?

What does it mean to let a person go?

Contrary to popular belief, letting go of a person does not mean forgetting or falling out of love. This process can be compared to a hot air balloon that you like, but at a certain moment you let go of the string, and it soars into the sky. Have you stopped liking him because of this, should you forget about him? No. Now let's try to figure out what it means to let go of a person:

The opinion of psychologists. To let a person go means to allow him to live his own life, to recognize the fact that he has the right to dispose of it as he wants. It is very difficult for egocentric people to do this, they tend to quickly become attached and not let go of a person for a long time - to suffer, follow him, beg him to return, and even blackmail him with suicide. All they need is for the “trophy” to be back on the shelf. Selfish people don't care about the feelings of others.

Why should you learn to let go?

Many do not understand how you can let go of the person you love. They quite sincerely believe that with the right effort, you can achieve a reciprocal feeling. In other words, make a person fall in love. This is where the main mistake lies.

No matter how much you are offered apples or other foods that you hate, you will not be able to like them. Perhaps, out of pity or respect, you will eat a piece, but eat them every day? Well, I do not. Even if you paint the apples orange and pretend that it is an orange, you won’t be able to deceive your taste preferences for a long time.

If these arguments do not seem strong enough to you, consider the following:

Important. Relationships should bring joy and happiness. Remember, every person is worthy of love. You should not try to please, change yourself for the sake of another. Hundreds of people are ready to love you for real.

How to do it?

Now you understand how important it is to let go of a person? If so, then you are already halfway there. All that is required of you further is not to resist, to let the inevitable happen.

Let the man go, don't hold him. Try to forgive him and wish him happiness. Forgive yourself for your mistakes. Which one of us is perfect? Everything happened the way it should have.

Feel free to say thank you. With the departure of a person, you have not lost, but gained. He gave you invaluable experience. Even if it is pain and suffering, do not complain about fate. Take pain as a chance to grow above yourself, stop becoming attached to people, learn to build happy, harmonious relationships.

Useful practice

Most likely, you think that with the departure of a person you will lose the ability to love (“he broke my heart”, “teared it out and took it with him”). It is important to realize that this is not the case. Love is a wonderful feeling that will always be with you . To return to a healthy feeling of love and happiness, try the following exercise:

1. Left alone, sit comfortably in a chair (there should be no extraneous noise and bright light).
2. Close your eyes and focus. Where is your feeling, ability to love?
3. Find that spot and then fix your attention.
4. Now imagine that a glow emanates from this point. Point it at a cat or dog, a child, walls, plants.
5. What do you want to do?

Surely you will feel the desire to clean up the house, to please a sweet child, to walk the dog (depending on where the “light” was directed). Practice daily, and soon the painful feeling of resentment will be replaced by real, joyful love for others.

Experts say that it is necessary to release a person from thoughts and heart in stages.

It is very important to go through all the stages of a breakup, otherwise all suppressed emotions will surface at the most inopportune moment. So, how to let go of a person correctly:

Make plans for the future. You can draw a "wish poster".

1. Now you can look back and rethink the past. What lesson did fate teach you? What mistakes did you make?

After going through all the stages, you will feel like a different person. The pain will surely subside. Sometimes it may take a month, sometimes a year. The sooner you heed the advice, the sooner you will be free from the burden.

Author's advice. The main thing is to overcome self-pity. Try not to think how unhappy, abandoned, lonely you are. Pay your attention to those who are more difficult - a family whose head died, lonely old people, children growing up in an orphanage without love and affection. Start helping others and you will heal yourself.

Practice from Jack Makania "Relief from Addiction"

The following exercise will be useful to anyone who has a painful breakup experience and does not know how to forgive and let go of a person.

Practice helps to cut the connection, stop experiencing negativity.

Let's get started:

Note. Practice allows you to cut even the old connection. It usually only needs to be done once, but it can be repeated multiple times if necessary.

No matter how much we love a person, at some point you need to be able to let him go. Each of us has our own tasks, our own destiny. Sometimes you don't have to resist the new. You just need to let go of the reins and trust the flow.

Olga, St. Petersburg

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How to let go of the situation? This is a question that worries individuals who have experienced a difficult life situation and wish to quickly find its solution. Not every individual understands the meaning of how to let go of a situation. Some individuals believe - this is fundamentally impossible, she will pursue them constantly. However, the individual still has hope, and he is zealous to find an answer, how to let go of the situation, how to start living anew, and stop worrying about painful things? If a person often thinks about this, then she should gather her strong-willed efforts and let go of the exciting situation forever.

A person seeking to understand how to learn to let go of the situation must first analyze his problem. You need to concentrate on it and take it apart, think about what specifically worries:, unspokenness, hidden feelings (, resentment).

A person trying to figure out how to let go of a situation should know: no matter how old this situation is, a year, a month or a couple of days, if it does not leave you alone, then it makes sense for a person. A person living in past events will not be able to calmly continue to live and build the future.

To let go of the situation, you should think carefully and then decide what can be done now with this problem, which can produce results right now. The main thing is not to be inactive, because in this way the situation will drag on, and it will be even harder to let her go.

To let go of the situation, you should muster up the courage and do everything necessary to help let go of forcing feelings, if earlier at the right moment a person was afraid, did not want to, did not dare to say or do what was right. It will be possible to let go of the problem when a person dares to do everything necessary for this.

Sometimes, in order to let go of a problem situation, you need to distract yourself from it. One should think why, due to the current situation, a person cannot experience personal happiness, live a free life, is life really so monotonous that there is nothing to do but reproach oneself.

You should not assume that life will become better, solely with the achievement of a specific goal or if a certain person is nearby. The thought that it is impossible to be happy without this will not allow a person to personally grow and develop further, all the more, negative thoughts will only stall a person. It is necessary to believe that everything will turn out for the best, as time passes, and with it all feelings are smoothed out, anger passes, resentment does not seem so serious.

In order to change life, correct mistakes, let go of the situation, one should be in an upbeat good mood, because a person is trying to change everything for the better, which means a positive result. Optimism is not an indicator of a person's frivolity, as some people think, it allows him to be firm in his intentions, strengths, and therefore understand his main goal and task well.

Many are unable to let go of the situation, they live it, feed on the sensations that they experience, scrolling through certain moments in their heads each time. These people are dependent on external factors, therefore they are unable to let go of their situation and find a solution to it.

Of course, a problematic situation can be oppressive, so you should allow yourself to become happy. To do this, you should sincerely forgive yourself for failures and past mistakes, let them go. It is necessary to realize that mistakes or actions brought experience. It is worth letting go of the past and starting to live again, relying on the foundation of past mistakes, let in the light and fill your life with it.

How to let go - psychology

During a showdown, people become very emotional, strong feelings overwhelm them, and people no longer find out, but each prove their case, without hearing the interlocutor and often pronouncing the thoughts that appear in the head, which the individuals themselves do not give an account. This is how problems are born that become more significant than the original ones.

How to learn to let go of the situation and stop thinking about the situation all the time for a certain time to refresh your thoughts. The more you think and “rethink” a situation, the more complex and confusing it will seem. Remembering various details, a person will become more and more angry or sad. This will make the situation worse, and certainly will not help to let it go and fix it.

When they calm down, people realize that they have said too much. Therefore, it is better to try to prevent this moment from the very beginning. This requires strong self-control and attentiveness in order to feel when the situation begins to heat up and stop in time.

Following how we abstracted a little from the problematic situation that you want to let go, you need to look at it in a new way. A good way is to play the situation in your mind, on the part of the observer, in order to analyze your own words and emotions well, and the words of the other side.

To let go of a conflict situation, you need to understand the interlocutor, which he was guided by when he behaved hostilely. Perhaps he then had personal problems that he was worried about, so he was angry and poured out all his negativity on you. He could even be tired, sick or anxious, so you should not immediately perceive his malicious statements or actions on yourself.

How to let go of the situation and not think about it in this case? You should imagine yourself standing in the place of the interlocutor. It can be assumed that it is also difficult for him and he is worried, because he himself did not expect that the situation would take a similar outcome.

In how to let go of the situation and begin to live on without resentment, forgiveness very often helps. If it is difficult to immediately talk to a person, you can mentally imagine how you ask for forgiveness. It is necessary to imagine it as vividly as if it is now in front of your eyes. It doesn’t matter who started the quarrel first, and if a person is worried about the situation that has happened and he wants to let it go, then certain steps need to be taken. It is worthwhile to evoke the most sincere feelings in yourself, to apologize from the bottom of your heart, to say that he also forgives and does not hold evil and resentment.

It is necessary to do this until a feeling of lightness and freedom overtakes, it should bring relaxation and calmness with it. When you manage to reach this state, you will be able to let go of the situation.

This method well helps to let go of the situation, contributes to the resumption of relations after the conflict and liberation from negative feelings. After a “trial” forgiveness in absentia, you should dare to meet or talk on the phone, try to start a conversation, ask for forgiveness already “live”. It is worth doing this to finally let go of the situation.

How to let go - advice from a psychologist:

Wrong beliefs must be abandoned. Many of their actions spoil their personal lives. You should not hold on to old principles and beliefs that prevent you from adequately contacting people and be afraid to let them go.

People value principles so much that they make critical mistakes because of them, part with their loved ones. It is worth admitting to yourself that no one else is to blame for this. If everyone points out to the individual that one cannot be so principled in a relationship, then one must be less categorical. It is required to admit that they made a mistake and let go of beliefs and categorical principles, to be simpler, then the world will change.

How to let go of the situation and the person from the heart and thoughts

If a person experiences for a long time through the current situation, through the departure of a person, it means that he has complexes, he is indecisive, has too much, experiences feelings of guilt and resentment.

To let go of the situation, you need to get rid of these qualities and allow yourself a happy life.

What does it mean to let go of the situation and let go of the person? You need to understand that letting go means living without memories of a person, thanking for a new experience, putting an end to it if nothing good is already “sticking together”. We must learn to live again, fully. It is necessary to work out your own feelings, and not just accept the doomed and live on with gloomy thoughts.

The negative experiences that have accumulated inside, as a result of parting, must find a way out, so the first thing to do is to let them go - cry, do it once, but very thoroughly, so that you feel empty inside and no longer want to cry when remembering these experiences.

How to let go of a situation in a relationship with a man? It is required to consciously evaluate how these relations proceeded, throw off your “rose-colored glasses”, look at these relations from a different angle. Of course, every woman wants her relationship with a man to be the most ideal, but some disagreements, quarrels and misunderstandings still occur. Therefore, it is worth remembering precisely these unpleasant times, not idealizing the “former” as the only and best.

If a woman is concerned about the question of how to let go of the situation in a relationship with a man, you can use one psychotherapeutic method. All disturbing thoughts and exciting emotions should be expressed by writing a letter. Allow yourself a free flow of thoughts, it is necessary to express what is painful. This technique contributes to the fact that a person gets from inside all the hidden feelings that do not give rest, do not allow to experience joy. In this way, she can let go of all emotions, and no one will be offended.

It is necessary to address a specific person, to write what you want to say, without thinking about whether it is good or bad, not to hide, not to conceal. It's just undesirable to send it, since it will not bring anything good, here the meaning of the method is different. After finishing writing a letter, it must be destroyed, torn, burned or thrown away, and the disturbing thoughts should be released with it.

To let go of a person, it is worth removing all objects reminiscent of him (things, gifts), so as not to cry later, remembering the lost moments. Regrets must be discarded. If earlier you had to worry about your partner, devote less time to your needs, now you can become more self-centered, think more about yourself, personal needs that never had the opportunity to be realized once. Find new grounds for joy. This will help you let go of the situation, drive your sad and negative thoughts away.

In order not to feel, it is worth enlisting the support of friends, they will find the necessary words, you just have to listen to them a little.

Forgetting the past will help understanding that it is necessary to organize your future, to dream, even without a specific person, it will definitely be.

Almost every individual experienced a feeling of unrequited love. To make it easier to let go of a person from thoughts, you need to realize that since he rejected the offer of love, you should have pride and you should not constantly impose yourself on him, and again experience rejection, because of which you are even more upset every time. You need to develop self-respect. If a person learned about feelings, but did not immediately respond to them, then you should take a neutral position. It is necessary to let go of expectations so that they do not accidentally collide with a reality that is completely different from what one imagines. It is important to be a little philosophical, to think that there is a time for everything, and also to reflect that it is impossible for one person to belong to another if he does not have mutual feelings for him.

In order to let go of the situation in a relationship, it’s not at all worth idealizing the chosen one, because he, like all people, has flaws, so you should objectively evaluate them and focus on them. Over time, it will begin to seem that he is not as good as he seemed at first. It is necessary to stop all contacts and communications with him, the less something reminds him of him, the faster he will be able to let go.

The human psyche has the ability to recreate pleasant memories of life in memory, which can give a person a good state, liberation from anger and resentment, accumulated negativity over the years, which allows you to mentally relax. This state resembles the state of meditation, which immerses the individual in relaxation, gives balance and serenity, something that is very necessary for everyone, especially when a person has problems and intends to let go of them, leaving peace in the soul.

To be a healthy, strong, more balanced person, to be able to let go of the situation, you need to regularly plunge into such a relaxed state. Disconnect the body from all the everyday fuss, problems and conflicts, let go of all the accumulated bad and disturbing thoughts about an unworthy person.

Almost everyone often forgets about themselves while worrying about others. Thus, he is governed by erroneous stereotypes, which almost always diverge from internal rhythms. It is worth worrying more about yourself, personal health and watching what others contribute to your life, then if they do not bring sincere joy with happiness, then it is better to let them go from your heart.

How to let go in a relationship

In life, there are various situations in relationships that need to be forgotten. For example, if a partner betrayed or cheated and does not come out to forgive this person, then you should forget him and let him go. Has he not done enough in a relationship for this to become his punishment?

To make it easier to let go of the situation in a relationship, one should take into account the existing facts, everything that has happened and is happening before. For example, you said goodbye to your partner, even if without scandals, and a little later you begin to think how bad it is without him, but he himself does not think to return, then the conclusion suggests itself - let go and live on without focusing on him.

Once a person begins to think again, to remember him, but if such thoughts leave, then the individual will see that it is still possible to live without him. You should give yourself a clear attitude to let go of the situation, not to think about your ex. Fixation on the past can interfere with the creation of a happy family, in building new plans. The sooner a person understands this, the sooner he can create a new life.

Many individuals consider it right that after a breakup, it is worth getting rid of feelings, but by doing this they drag themselves even more into this love again. It is necessary to allow yourself these feelings for a while, but set aside time for them, not to cry all the time, but to do, as always, your urgent business, but at the appointed time to cry, swear. Thus, a person learns self-control.

If he knows for sure that he allows himself to remember a person at a set time, he will eventually get tired of it. During the day, he does business, so he cannot be distracted by extraneous thoughts, and in the evening, after all the affairs at home, he will want to psychologically relax, and not grieve. Since the ex is better without you around, then you will become a happy person without him.

When a person tries to solve a problem, tries various options, but fails to do it, then it is best to let go of the situation, i.e. let it take its course, let it resolve itself. It often happens that while the individual does not fuss, his feelings are smoothed out, and he forgets the thoughts that disturbed him before. Therefore, time is considered the best doctor. You should stop controlling the situation and observe the current situation.

Getting to the bottom, assessing the situation, you can reveal the relationship and make yourself understand - these failed relationships had no future. If it had happened otherwise, then they would have ended differently, logically. So, it’s worth letting go of the situation easily.

If you can’t let go of the situation on your own, then you should enlist the support of a psychologist who will help solve current problems and difficulties, teach you how to deal with them.

An individual who loves not only himself, will not limit anyone and adjust his behavior to fit his beliefs. Because no one owes anything to anyone, even if at first he promised to love forever. It's just that one person attached importance to these promises, and the other said them, but was not going to keep. You should not cling to a person, and for something that does not converge with the course of your life, since this is fraught with big problems, it is better to let him go. We must learn to keep balance, because everything flows and changes.

Let go of the situation does not give fear, it is also worth getting rid of. You need to accept the truth and be grateful for it. Letting go with gratitude for the experience in the relationship, which was accompanied by tears and laughter, which helped to grow internally. In order to forget a painful memory, it is necessary to accept what is now, what was, to realize one's possibilities. You need to find the strength to accept all life changes, trust your intuition and appreciate the achievements. Any experience is invaluable, only by understanding this you can continue your confident successful path.

When problems appear, it is always a test. This is a kind of test of readiness for life changes and risk. If the situation changes, do not be afraid of this, and take steps back, you should only go forward. Because life is moving forward and you have to let go of the old.

Asking yourself how to let go of the situation in a relationship, you need to tell yourself that you should stop clinging to them, and live your future. When a person manages to forget about the past, then in the soul where significant relationships used to take place, a void forms, and in order not to feel it so strongly, it is necessary to fill it with communication. Make new acquaintances, reunite with former friends and relatives, and, closing from the rest, a person will feel unhappy.