Get support and be surrounded by people who love you. Sit with the discomfort and the emotions instead of distracting yourself and numbing the pain, or it will just haunt you in another form in the future. Don't be afraid of the pain and darkness. There's information there. There's a lesson to be learned. You can use the experience as a catalyst for growth.

Chemistry does not guarantee compatibility.

Have things to look forward to: Plan a trip, treat yourself to the spa, make plans in the future so that you can focus on what you're looking forward to versus how unbearable your present is. Understand that your brain is detaching. It's the same part of the brain that is activated as a cocaine user feening for their next fix. You're literally in withdrawal. Understand that it takes time for your brain and neural pathways to detach. You're not going crazy - it's just a process, and that process takes time.

Closing the door to toxicity is the most effective way to make space for new opportunity.

You don't achieve greatness in life being surrounded by mediocre people with mediocre values. Choose your company wisely.

You may not be able to change the events of your history, but you can change the story you've attached to those events.

Spend less time shopping, more time traveling.