Break-Up Buster: 7 Magical Ways to Heal a Broken Heart

Breaking up is never easy and fun. The end of a relationship means the beginning of a period of grief and healing for both people. Whether the break up is mutual or not, it would require a period of adjustment for both parties because, after getting so used to being with one another, now comes the time to be alone...and single once again.

So, how do you get over the pain brought by breaking up? Here are eight essential things you can do in the early days of a break up to let the healing time begin:

1. Avoid the "EX". Do not go where he/she is mostly likely to stay, like the gym or his favorite pizza place. Seeing your former flame can only bring out emotions and may cause you to do or say things that you might only regret in the future.

2. Talk out your feelings to your friends. This is the best way to relieve pain and get rid of all the anger or hurt in your heart. Talk to a close friend or family member or simply somebody you trust. Get everything out so that you won't hold it inside. Your friends may get sick of hearing you talk about the situation, but you need to let out all your feelings and thoughts or they may come back to bite you later.

3. Cry. It's okay to cry over a loss. Don't hold back; let the tears fall. However, do it in a safe and private place where it is unlikely to get back to your ex. You don't want your tears to be used as a guilt trip. Their purpose is to cleanse you of any pain and not to make your lover come back.

4. Let go of mementos. Give or throw away anything that reminds you of your past lover and failed relationship. Keep them out of your sight, so they will be out of your mind while your still healing the pain inside.

5. Don't slip up and get together with your ex. When you are feeling sad or missing a relationship, it can be very easy to fall back in to the arms of your ex but NEVER let this happen. This will only set you back and - let's face it - if the relationship failed and was never right to begin with, why would you want to rekindle the flame?

6. Kill the feeling. Focus on all the things about your ex that drove you crazy, turned you off, or that you simply found irritating. Think about these things often and replay them in your mind over and over. This way you won't miss him nor have double thoughts about actually setting him free.

7. Learn to let go. Accept that nothing really lasts forever and that somehow your relationship with your partner has to end. Move on and move forward. While a chapter in your life has ended, welcome the new chapter with open arms. Only when you learn to let go of the past will you be able to live again in the present.

Mending a broken heart is never really easy, but if you really want to get over the pain, it should never be as difficult as you think it is.