[header] How to get back into a relationship after a bad break up [title] Recognize that your pain is real. [step] People who are in relationships for long periods of time mentally and physically affect one another. To move on, you have to recognize the impact that your partner had on your daily life and force yourself to maintain healthy habits, which do not include going on drinking benders and eating ice cream for every meal. 
[substeps] When you see your ex, or even photos of him or her, your brain reacts like you are experiencing physical pain. That explains why your body feels so beat down after you end a romance.