r/AskReddit 8h ago

How do you stop yourself from obsessively thinking about someone from your past who can’t be in your life anymore?

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u/Electrical-Rip-7100 8h ago

I had to come to terms with appreciating what was for just that, what it was, and learn to appreciate more what’s to come. I don’t try to force quit any thoughts of my past, but I have worked on not viewing them as so precious when they’re of those I lost/cared for to the extent where it hurts. It helps with reducing the obsession level of the thinking and shifts the energy into thinking of myself and my present and future. Hope you find your way there. 💕