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Video · Obsessing about your ex

Video: Obsessing About Your Ex

Does your ex keep popping into your mind when you least expect it? At work, in the shower, as you’re falling asleep? You’ll learn three things. At the end, I’ll tell you what you need to do.

In this video

  • The two types of intrusions you can have after a breakup.
  • How intrusions differ from rumination.
  • Why shutting them out doesn’t work, and what to do instead.
  • Sent to your email.

From my researchIn my research, intrusions (thoughts and memories that pop in uninvited) on their own explained about 65% of breakup grief.

Dr. Silvia Buet González

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Dr. Silvia Buet González

Author and psychologist. Over 35 years of experience in the UK as a BABCP-accredited CBT psychotherapist. PhD research on breakup distress at Queen’s University Belfast.

Video: Obsessing About Your Ex