How to Heal a Wounded Heart

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No heart can escape from being wounded. This is a beneficial part of life because every wound carries a lesson of not doing a certain thing anymore. However, at the end of the day, we must all learn to move on and to get ready for another chapter of our lives. Yes, this may be hard but following these seven steps of healing a wounded heart, I’ telling you, you can do it!

1. Cry with all your might. Yes, you read it right! There’s nothing wrong about it. Several studies proved that crying could ease depression. Don’t mind how your eyes would look the next day. At least, you will feel better. Preferably, cry with a true friend. The way a true friend comforts is the best. Take his pieces of advice. Then, if you know that you really need to, cry and cry but be sure that when you stop crying, you shall start wearing a permanent smile.
2. Take time to be alone in a quiet place. Unwind while appreciating the beauty all around you. Recall what went wrong and allow change to happen. Completely lose the person within you and start with a new being. Be matured. Decide to move on and be excited for so many things ahead of you. Stop thinking about what- ifs and focus on your present in order for the future to be much different than your past.
3. Temporarily stop the communication with the person who caused the wound. Accept that both of you must start living separate lives. Having conversations with the person who hurt your feelings may only remind the pain. At this instance, you may continuously think of yourself as a fool or a stupid one, which may further result to anger not only on the person but also for yourself. You may delete his mobile number on your cell phone’s phonebook or just change yours-a simple way of cutting your communication with him.
4. Keep yourself busy. Many people have proven this tactic to be effective. By this, you tend to forget that you are deep- wounded. You may focus on your work to be more productive while easing the pain within you. You may also find a new enjoyable hobby. It would be better if you will be with friends that can make you laugh with their silly stories and jokes while being busy at something. However, of course, beware from over- fatigue. Still, take care of your health and don’t forget to rest once in a while.
5. Learn new things. Times of heartache may be the best opportunity to revolutionize you. Be willing to learn something new for yourself. Try things that you haven’t done before. Don’t worry if those will take a lot of time, for that will be much better. You want to forget pain, aren’t you? So go ahead, who knows, that might be the start of a whole new exciting career for you. Just like what has been said by a friend, you must explore to find happiness behind the pain.
6. Forgive and forget. It’s agreeable that it may be hard to forgive and just forget. But hey, past is past. Yes, you may be tricked or whatsoever but nothing can change what had happened. All you need to do is to free yourself from anger and self- pity. That can only be done if you’ll try your best to forgive and to forget.
7. Pray. Of course, nothing else would be better than asking God’s guidance while seeking the path toward real happiness. Bear in mind that God truly loves you and just wants the best for you. Just like what has been said in a forwarded text message, “heartaches are always blessing in disguise because that’s God’s way of saving you from the wrong one,” you must keep in mind. The Almighty is doing a lot of new things for you and you must be filled with excitement about those.