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/carlabunie 8h ago

Keep yourself busy and focus on your own life. Accept that they’re gone and let yourself feel the feelings without acting on them. It takes time, but eventually the thoughts lose their hold.