How to get over someone who does not love you back. Ten things you can do #askpreeti

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How to get over someone who does not love you back. Ten things you can do #askpreeti

A week has flown past so fast. It's Thursday once more and it is #AskPreeti !

Every Thursday, I shall blog my answer to a question, which you have asked. You can ask me questions with #askpreeti tag either on my FB page or tweet to meusing #askpreeti
Today I picked the question asked by reader Indira Saha. Indira asks what we can do when we love someone, but he doesn't love you back. You love them and do not want to let go. But they do not reciprocate your feelings. What do you do then?
You have to decide firmly to let them go.The more you hold on to them, the worse it is going to be for you. Letting go of someone you love is hard. Very hard. Here are ten things you should do.
1. Accept the pain : Accept that it is going to hurt and it is going to hurt a lot. The pain is going to be searing. It is going to creep up on you constantly. It is going to make your heart heavy. It is going to make you feel completely down and out. Accept it and do not fight it. Let it wash over you. Let it do it's worst. Remember it's power to hurt you reduces every single day that goes by.
2. Be 1 percent better than yesterday : Be just one percent better than how you felt yesterday.Go out for a walk in the park. Yes, it will still hurt but start building a teeny weeny mental shield. Say to yourself that you owe it to yourself to feel better.
3. Steel yourself: Now that you have moped around a bit, time to get into commando mode. Steel yourself completely. Buck up. You are worth much more than someone not reciprocating your love. Your love is too precious to squander on the person who does not appreciate it.
4. Do one thing for yourself that makes you happy : Find one single thing that makes you happy and then do it. It might be a small thing like taking a photo on your mobile phone. Or it could be taking up a new hobby like gardening. Do that one thing for yourself.

Picture of a flower I clicked in my mother's garden.

5. Yoga--Vinyasa breathing : Yoga is a wonder drug. It gives you inner peace, calmness, strength of mind. It teaches you to relax, let go and be still. Continuos practice has numerous health benefits too. Try it once. Click here for an excellent ten minute yoga class. I have tried it (and I practise Ashtanga yoga daily) and highly recommend it.

6.Meet new people : Time to expand your world. Start meeting new people. Start taking a genuine interest in other people who you get along with. Extend a hand of friendship. Do something nice for them. Go out for a cup of coffee. You might discover a great new friend.
7.Read: Books are therapy. Read, read and read ! You meet many characters who have gone through rejections, just the way you are now. You learn so much from good books. Reading is always a good thing. A good book draws you inside and makes you forget the world.
8. Refuse to think of that person- -Journal and forget method: Maintian a journal which noone can see but you. If their thoughts are hard to get rid off, allow yourself to rant all that you want in your journal. Write about what is hurting you, causing you pain. Whine, cry, moan all you want. Then refuse to think of them. Their quota of time in your brain is over for the day.
9.Express Gratitude for all that you have : One of the most beautiful things that you can do for yourself is to express gratitude for all that you have. The very fact that you are reading this on a laptop, proves that you are among the privileged ones. Count all your blessings, the things that are going right in your life and be very thankful for them
10. GROW: Remember the following words:

Follow the above ten tips and you will soon be on your way to forgetting that person who does not love you back.You deserve more. Because you are special, you know. Loads of love!__________________________________________________
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