Getting over a break up?

[atomised]

Well. We do keep hearing of london Tom's trouser incidents

[LondonTom]

LondonTom you've met her two or three times. I hope its not you!

Likes the kooks way to much for me

[Bisque]

Likes the kooks way to much for me

Yeah that was a bit odd. I prefered the bar. Maybe thats my problem.

[atomised]

You're well rid if she liked the kooks couchy

[Bisque]

Really having a bad night tonight. Cannot stop thinking about it, keeping me awake even though I'm telling my brain to think about something else.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Really having a bad night tonight. Cannot stop thinking about it, keeping me awake even though I'm telling my brain to think about something else.

Hope you get some respite soon. If it's of any use, I now realise that I wasted an awful lot of time thinking about a break up once. I'll never get that time back. Nor will you if you stick with these thoughts. Just a thought - why don't you buy a book you've really wanted to read and only read it when you are going through one of these periods to distract yourself.

Edited November 16, 2014 by Yoghurt on a Stick

[feral chile]

Sorry to hear you're struggling. Yog's advice is good, distracton techniques can break the cycle. For more indepth counselling techniques, I always recommend this site, used by counsellors themselves:

http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/selfhelp.htm

[russycarps]

Really having a bad night tonight. Cannot stop thinking about it, keeping me awake even though I'm telling my brain to think about something else.

next time you are feeling this way drop your slacks, get out the baby oil and relax in a manner only a gentleman can.

[jump]

Really? How many men see having a w*nk as a way of getting over some of their problems?

It helps clear the mind and gets rid of a bit of stress, what's the issue?

[t8yman]

here

[LondonTom]

Yeah its not going to hurt relieving ones self ... (well unless you are into that sort of thing...) as along its away from those thoughts.

But yeah you have to distract yourself, have you considered an MMORPG to indulge in? Always a good break from reality in my book!

Edited November 17, 2014 by LondonTom

[kaosmark2]

But yeah you have to distract yourself, have you considered an MMORPG to indulge in? Always a good break from reality in my book!

A MMO isn't going to help him sleep though. If couchy's kept awake thinking about it a MMO won't help at all. If he plays it at night he won't get to sleep either, and playing during the day will just leave him feeling tired but with his brain buzzed and his body not having exercised much.

Video games are a fantastic distraction during evenings on your own, but they're terrible if you're lying awake thinking about something.

[russycarps]

Really? How many men see having a w*nk as a way of getting over some of their problems?

Everything seems better after a w*nk.

How can you have reached your age and not know this?

[kaosmark2]

Everything seems better after a w*nk.

Even your foreskin?

[russycarps]

for me, if I'm really down (like when trying to get over a relationship), having a w*nk does very little to make things much better

i appear to be in the minority though (going by the straw poll here...)

you're not supposed to do it at her place of work while begging her to take you back though.

[kaosmark2]

you're not supposed to do it at her place of work while begging her to take you back though.

Yeah, you're supposed to do it while rummaging through her sister's knickers.

[fred quimby]

Everything seems better after a w*nk.

unless you're pumping blood

[LondonTom]

A MMO isn't going to help him sleep though. If couchy's kept awake thinking about it a MMO won't help at all. If he plays it at night he won't get to sleep either, and playing during the day will just leave him feeling tired but with his brain buzzed and his body not having exercised much.

Video games are a fantastic distraction during evenings on your own, but they're terrible if you're lying awake thinking about something.

You don't sleep if you get into an MMO.....you exist on redbull and sugary snacks

I've found getting quite involved in something like an MMO, guides you thoughts to that naturally rather than sort of forcing yourself to read something while still thinking about thinking about the ex. (If that makes sense.)

Basically i am proposing replacing the addiction to the ex with something else

[kaosmark2]

You don't sleep if you get into an MMO.....you exist on redbull and sugary snacks

I've found getting quite involved in something like an MMO, guides you thoughts to that naturally rather than sort of forcing yourself to read something while still thinking about thinking about the ex. (If that makes sense.)

Basically i am proposing replacing the addiction to the ex with something else

I never found any MMOs compelling enough to continue with. That said, I have a ridiculous DOTA 2 addiction which is probably just as bad.

Yeah, finding a new addiction as a major mid-term distraction isn't a terrible idea, but if possible I'd say couchy would be better off spending time with friends.

[russycarps]

surely tinder and some casual sex is a better option to get over a break up than pretending to be an elf or a warlock??

[jump]

What about ice cream and rom-coms?

[lost]

gaming is a pretty cheap way of wasting time, chasing woman can be expensive unless he becomes the plaything of some bored rich cougar via Ashley Madison or some similar site

[kaosmark2]

What about ice cream and rom-coms?

I've never particularly enjoyed rom-coms, but I reckon it's impossible to be unhappy while eating ice cream.

[kaosmark2]

Of course, collating all these answers together, the best solution would be to find a girl who wants to have casual sex while playing video games and eating ice cream.

[jump]

I've never particularly enjoyed rom-coms, but I reckon it's impossible to be unhappy while eating ice cream.

Bah, go back and watch Bridget Jones 2!!!