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Does it help you when someone else has been through something similar?
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October 20th, 2016
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The first time I realized how much this helps me through bad times was when I went through a really bad breakup with a boyfriend. I was out of control. Hi anxiety, dry heaves for days initially, no appetite, crying jags, shaking, it was very bad for weeks, and I wasn’t close to feeling normal for a few month.
My roommate, who didn’t share very much personal information usually, told me about a breakup she went through and how tough it was for her, and it helped.
I went to a doctor, because my digestive system was so bad for weeks that I wasn’t sure what was going on, and he (a stranger, I had never been to him before) told me that he went through a bad breakup, and for him his sleep was most affected. He believed my problem was related to my breakup. I didn’t think it could just be from that, which is why I went to the doctor, but him sharing he had a significant reaction to a breakup, and that many people do, really helped me.
Some people see it as being competitive. I’ve never thought that when someone tells me a story similar to mine. I never think they are trying to one up me.
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