None of these will help. But here they are anyway.

Mourning Stage / Wallowing Stage (the time when your brain is not working right and no cognitive words can possibly help your emotions).

“This is heartbreak at its finest.

The purest form

Of the pain

Of parting hearts.

 

I miss you like I didn't know I had it in me

To miss somebody.

Deep in my chest,

I still feel the hurt of love torn away

and memories beginning to splinter.

 

It is hard to make sense of this,

of how things could go so wrong

when I'm still holding onto

the secrets of your insecurities,

how are you can't relate to your mother,

the sound of your laughter -

when talking to you comes back to me in my dreams

like muscle memory.

 

This isn't friendship lost

or friendship fallen out of,

this is friendship ripped apart,

I can't tell you

how that hurts.” –SSK

"The saddest part in life is saying goodbye to someone you wished to spend your lifetime with.” -World Quotes

"I miss how close we used to be." -World Quotes

"No one knows how much I cried that day." -World Quotes

“The hardest part about walking away from you was knowing that you won't run after me.” -World Quotes

“Go buy a bunch of (healthy) food and eat proactively at 7am, 11am and 4pm so your blood sugar levels don’t drop below baseline and exaggerate your emotions.” -Barry Sweet

 

 

Angry Stage / Sardonic Stage 

"You will search for me in another person. I promise.’ -And you will never find me.  -World Quotes

 “Throwing away a diamond it doesn't make it less valuable, it doesn't make it worthless, it does, however, make you an idiot.” -World Quotes

“Screw you, I’m worth it and screw you for making me think for the slightest second that I'm not." -World Quotes

“I walked away because you were busy finding fault in me, while I was busy overlooking yours…” -World Quotes

“Someday you'll realize how much you cared about her and how amazing she really was. And when that day comes, she'll be walking with the person who already knew." -World Quotes

“Everyone can be replaced." -World Quotes

“If someone breaks your heart, just punch them in the face. Seriously. Punch them in the face. and go get some ice cream.” -Frank Ocean

 

 

Acceptance Stage / Settling Stage (The time after the mourning and anger stage when your head comes back and cognitive thoughts begin to help).

“Stop looking for happiness in the same place you lost it.” -World Quotes

“Your value doesn't decrease based on someone else's ability to see your worth." -World Quotes

"Be strong enough to let go and wise enough to wait for what you deserve." -World Quotes

"Everyone's allowed to be in love with the wrong person at some point. In fact, it's a mistake not to be.” Harriet Evans

 

 

Holding On Stage 

“Even though you and I were probably never meant to be, I loved every second that I spent with you." -World Quotes

 

 

Letting Go Stage 

“The last time I felt alive – I was looking into your eyes. Breathing your air… Touching your skin… Saying goodbye… The last time I felt alive… I was dying.” -Ranata Suzuki

“Distance sometimes lets you know who's worth keeping and who's worth letting go." -World Quotes

"She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails." -Elizabeth Edwards

"You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one." -World Quotes

"The reason it is so painful is because your souls got connected." -Barry Sweet

"What is broken is broken – and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken pieces as long as I lived.” -Margaret Mitchell

"Sometimes you have to you erase the messages, delete the numbers, and Move on. You don't have to forget who that person was to you, but you do have to accept that they aren’t that person anymore.” -World Quotes

“Patience is the key for getting over a break up. That, and trailing off your interaction after the break up.” -World Quotes

 

 

Learning Stage / The No Judgment Stage

"The greatest lessons are learned in pain.” -M. Rose

Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than to try to hurt yourself putting it back together.” -World Quotes

“Remember the time you thought you wouldn't survive? You did… and you can do it again.” -World Quotes

“It's sad how someone can go from being the reason you wake up smiling, to the reason you cry yourself to sleep.” -World Quotes

I think it's important to realize that you can miss something, but not want it back." Paul Coelho

"The only advice is to take no advice, just follow your own instincts, to use your own reason, to come to your own conclusions." -Virginia Woolf

"Your heart just breaks. That's all. But you can't judge, or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you." -Audrey Hepburn

"One of the best times for figuring out who you are and what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up." -World Quotes

“The love of your life is the one who truly captures your heart. Sometimes they are thefirst. But sometimes… They are the last." Ranata Suzuki 

"Someday when the pages of my life end, I know that you will be one of its most beautiful chapters." -World Quotes

"If you can love the wrong person that much, imagine how much more you can love the right one." -World Quotes

"I can't tell if it's killing me or making me stronger." -World Quotes

"We can never be irreparably broken." -Deavita

"This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something." -Elizabeth Gilbert

 

 

Moving On Stage 

“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” -Dalai Lama

“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -Christopher Columbus (I almost left this one off, until I read who wrote it).

"Sometimes you must forget what you feel and remember what you deserve." -World Quotes

"For me, a break up changed my entire life. I was a mess. I really got rocked and I ended up turning it into a positive thing." -Greg Behendt

"You need to keep moving on, darling, or you'll miss the train to bigger things in life than this." -World Quotes

“What appears to be the end may really be a new beginning.” -World Quotes

“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." -CS Lewis

"Yes I miss you. No that doesn't mean I want you back." -World Quotes

"Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." -World Quotes

“You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them. …but still move on without them.” – Mandy Hale

 

 

I’ve Moved On Stage

"You were my cup of tea, but I drink champagne now." -World Quotes

“People who have the courage to heal themselves often become the best healers.” -Caryn Ling

 

 

Self Care Stage

“Dear Brain, sorry for overloading you with thoughts of him. Dear Tummy, sorry for all the turbulence. Dear Pillow, sorry for all the tears. Dear Heart, sorry for all the damage.” -World Quotes

“Break ups hurt, but losing someone who doesn't respect and appreciate you is actually again, not a loss.” -World Quotes

Photo by Kelly Sikkema”