Heart Break – it hurts. We’ve all been through it. We can lose someone we love through death or a break-up. At the same time, each of us deal with loss differently. Whether it is in a personal situation, the loss of a family member or close friend or you are moving on with a different organization; it is important to take stock.
Heart Break
Recently there has been a lot of break-ups in the fashion industry. Alber Elbaz is no longer with Lanvin. Raf Simmons is no longer with Dior. Alexander Wang is no longer with Balenciaga. Many of these splits in the Fashion World are due to different temperaments, changes in the corporate hierarchy, and falling sales. We may feel loyal to a label. When a Designer leaves a label it is normal for their customers to feel disheartened.
ACCEPTING THE BREAK-UP
Accepting a break-up is hard. When you love someone intimately or romantically it is hard to let go. Accepting the break-up and any connection that ends is devastating. Many contribute a break-up to a mourning process.
We have all been through heart break at different levels. Some of us go into hibernation following the end of a relationship, either business or personal. In Business many of us are able to move on quickly. We search for the next best thing and hope to land somewhere with both feet firmly on the ground.
In a romantic relationship each person reacts to a break-up differently. Meanwhile, some individuals move onto a new partner fast and others take months or years to get over the loss of someone. Some tricks that may work is play a game with your mind. Give yourself time. For instance, give yourself a week without any contact with someone your parting ways with. Next, extend it past that first week. As time goes on it is easier to accept what happened.
When you lose a family member or a close friend; grief impacts each of us differently. Check out my Understanding the Grieving Process post for losses that impact each of us.
It’s time for a new beginning.
TAKING STOCK
If your going through a revolving door both personally and professionally, now may be a good time to take stock. You have to realize sometimes your not a fault.
Personalities clash both in romantic and professional relationships. At the same time, often someone is misunderstood. So, keep things in perspective. Moreover, each person deals with heart break differently. In the same way take time to yourself.
When exiting a job, do proper research to land a better position. When you are in a romantic relationship and it ends; it is best to take time for yourself.
Enjoy participating in something you may want to try or experience.
Sometimes when trying something new you open yourself up to someone new. If your experiencing heart break from someone dying try and focus on the memories. Look at photographs and cards.
Let it go.!
Stop obsessing about a loss.
Of course, healing the mind and soul helps you move on. So, try and experience something new and open yourself to a world of possibilities.
Heart Break
Heart Break is hard for everyone. Indeed, we will all get through this either alone or together.
Have you experienced heart break? How have you dealt with it?
As always, I welcome your comments on anything you would like to share on this topic.