Breakups can be pretty hard to cope with depending on how it ended.
The best advice I can think of is trying to think of it as an era of your life is now over. Those events from that era still have significance to you and will likely for a long time. And the best thing to do is not to dwell on them but look to the future.
What will this new era bring? Will you pick up those hobbies you’ve been thinking about but didn’t have the spare time for? Will you find new adventures in hobbies you already have? Will you focus on self improvement?
The best thing you can do is to let go.
They’re gone, they chose to move on. And now you will have to as well.
Yes they were incredibly significant to you, and for a time you were to them too. But just like eras in history those eras end and a new era begins.
Don’t dwell on the past and what could have been, you will only find pain there.
Look to the future for what could be.
And reach out to your friends/family and talk to them. It will be hard but open up to them about it. And if your family is just as supportive as mine, just your friends.
Here’s a brief(ish) personal story of how my most significant relationship ended.
Trigger warning: death and substance abuse.
A long time ago I was in a long-term committed relationship with 2 people (a man and a woman) I loved more than anything. Life was good for a time and improving. We had long-term goals for the relationship and our futures together.
Then some stuff went wrong that waa outside of our control, we could still achieve our goals but they would have been harder. We didn’t know how to handle it well. But we tried to stay on target.
Then more things went wrong that put us on a 30 day clock to sort out housing situation faster than we had hoped by a long shot.
We had nobody we could lean on for help, our only choice was to try our damnedest to make it happen.
We were running up to our deadline, stress was at an all time high.
We were working as many hours as we could trying to get the cash together faster then we thought possible.
She lost her job.
Then she died.
And a few days later he died due to drinking and driving.
Everything fell apart.
The era was over. And a new era had begun.
I handled it the worst way possible, I fell back into substance abuse.
And it took me 6 years to kick it.
Don’t do what I did, don’t lean into substance abuse (alcohol/drugs) they will only make the hurt worse.
Though dying may be lower risk for them people could still feel long standing effects from it. Though those are also less likely given they were vaccinated.
But when it comes to my keyboard I like a bump with a solid bottom out, not a click.
Currently though I’ve got some damn fine clunky toggle switches for some electronic projects that are super overkill for the project but they clack so good.
It’s pretty nice as I do a lot of creative work so if I’m struggling for inspiration I’ll usually take a nap or just go to bed a little early with a notepad nearby.
The crazy part is since I started taking meds for my ADHD it’s basically every night.
Edit: Most of mine are surreal or hyperreal though if that makes sense. By hyperreal I mean that every detail, every sensation, everything is there. Every single tiny sensation, except they are all cranked up to like 11.
For example: There you are standing on the edge of a cliff looking to the vista below. The trees sway with wind and life, flowing like seaweed caught in the current. The winds reach your face as a soft caress, lightly brushing your cheeks and running it’s fingers through your hair. The smells of earth and water fill your lungs with each breath with a slight chill. The sounds of the trees jostling and the wind swishing consume all sound but your breath.
You close your eyes to take it all in.
Your breathing deepening with each breath.
You feel your self slipping backwards away from the cliff but you know the ground will welcome you.
You gently stop on the moss covered ground. It’s like velvet on your skin.
Running your fingers through it you feel every little branch.
You let yourself fall deeper in sleep as the darkness consumes you.
The smells leave your nose, the wind leaves your hair, the velvety moss loses its touch.
You wake in your bed, feeling more rejuvenated then you have in days.
If you’re a high schooler you could always apply for a job at a local business
Provided you’re old enough that is
I’d recommend trying to figure out why you’re failing out of school, school is pretty useful.
Or you could look into picking up a hobby to take up some time with something you could enjoy. Drawing, 3d modeling, writing, reading, cycling, tabletop gaming, photography, etc.