{"id":2251,"date":"2018-05-04T01:16:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T06:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2024-06-13T05:53:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:23:41","slug":"are-you-addicted-to-your-ex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/are-you-addicted-to-your-ex\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Addicted to Your Ex?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-912\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sad-Man.png?resize=525%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A Sad man sitting on the street\" width=\"525\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sad-Man.png?w=525&amp;ssl=1 525w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sad-Man.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"abstract\">After a breakup, things aren&#8217;t necessarily settled. For many people, even months after the end of a relationship, they still find themselves thinking about their former partner constantly.<\/p>\n<p>During the relationship, the individual was a source of stability and comfort, and one can long to have that back.<\/p>\n<p>However, one needs to take some specific steps in order to block out these unhealthy feelings &#8211; these include first and foremost using mindfulness in order to push those thoughts away.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">When we break off a relationship, it can be tough to get the ex out of one&#8217;s mind &#8211; the thoughts always seem to turn back to them.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Scientists have actually shown that the mechanism of action in the brain in these situations is similar to that seen in those undergoing opiate withdrawal.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">In order to move forward, the keys are mindfulness, and actively taking control of your thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;Brains studies have found that the withdrawal of romantic love actives the same mechanisms in our brain as get activated when opioid addicts are withdrawing from heroin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/the-squeaky-wheel\/201803\/are-you-addicted-your-ex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/the-squeaky-wheel\/201803\/are-you-addicted-your-ex<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; After a breakup, things aren&#8217;t necessarily settled. For many people, even months after the end of a relationship, they still find themselves thinking about their former partner constantly. During the relationship, the individual was a source of stability and comfort, and one can long to have that back. However, one needs to take some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2251","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-relationships-2","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8166,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251\/revisions\/8166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}