HEALING FROM HEARTBREAK: MANAGING THE IMPACT ON CAREER AND PERSONAL LIFE
MICHAEL N. PUNO
Breaking up with someone you care about can be tough. It doesn’t just hurt your heart but can also affect other parts of your life, like your job and how you feel about yourself. Your focus will also be divided into many things like questioning your self-worth and value to that person. This article talks about how going through a breakup can change things at work and in your personal life.
After a breakup, it’s common to feel sad or angry, even when you’re at work. This can make it hard to focus and do your job well. The quality of your work will be compromised after breaking up which may lead to minor or major problems in your work area. It’s normal to feel and act like you're sad and angry and we need to face it. Sometimes, you might need to take time off to deal with your feelings, which can make things even more challenging at work.
When you break up with someone, it can also affect your relationships with other people, like your friends and family. You might find it hard to talk to people or feel like you’re alone. Turning off the notifications of your social media or you do not want to receive messages from anyone. It’s all normal and that is valid, and we need to face it to get rid of the hurt feelings. This can make it tough to get through the day, both at work and at home. In the work settings, we do not want to talk to our officemates which will cause an impact on the quality of our work. They will also have a hard to approaching you if they need something from you.
Breaking up can make you think about what you want in your life, including your job. You might not feel as excited about work or want to change what you’re doing. It can also make it hard to focus on getting ahead in your career when you’re dealing with so much emotion. The funny thing about break up is that we tend to plan our future life. We started drawing new paths realizing that the plan you did with your partner will not be realized. On the other hand, it can also bring you negative effects like the loss of interest in working and improving your personal career life.
To get through a breakup and all the changes it brings, it’s important to take care of yourself. Do what makes you happy and start loving yourself even more. That might mean talking to friends or a counselor, finding ways to relax, or doing things you enjoy. There are relapses at times where you feel like going back to your happy memories together, just face it. Until one day you will get used to it and you will realize that it is not anymore hurting you. Taking care can help you feel better and get back on track, both at work and in your personal life.It's okay to express the pain and longing you feel for someone who has been an important part of your life but is no longer present. Acknowledge that it’s normal to miss them, comparing it to the feeling of missing Although the pain might be gone, the absence is still felt. You may feel better for a while, but the gap they’ve left behind is noticeable and you find yourself missing them often. Despite the pain, you understand that letting go was the right decision because it was causing you suffering. However, the process of healing and getting used to their absence will take time.
Breaking up with someone you care about can be hard, and it can change a lot of things in your life, including your job. But by taking care of yourself and getting support from others, you can get through it and start feeling better again. It’s okay to take things one day at a time and focus on what you need to feel happy and okay again.
-oOoThe author is Teacher – I at Anita G. Flores National High School