fun2bewith Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) Some psychologist called it, “Crazy 8” when you go from one extreme emotion to another extreme emotion in a short space of time... Example: You are thinking about your ex and suddenly feel very sad and a few hours later you are very angry and then a few hours later, you are back to very sad again... My Crazy 8 started 2 Months after the break-up and was very powerful for 3 months... How long did you experience "crazy 8"? Edited April 21, 2011 by fun2bewith
0hpenelope Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 2 months. I don't want to go through that with that fellow ever again.
Empath Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 2 months as well here. It would have been longer but I was almost manically pro-active about rebuilding. Fake it till you make it.
TheLoneSock Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 When it's happened in the past, the first rough time it was for 3 months. With the next one it was for about 3 weeks. The next time it was for about a week. This is a result of the transition we make as we gain experience and learn to control our emotions. I call it learning to "not give a f*ck"
Flgirl44 Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 I call it learning to "not give a f*ck" I must learn this skill!!!
J0N Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 3 months, I really hope i never go through a breakup like this again. It really took a toll on me.
Author fun2bewith Posted May 10, 2011 Author Posted May 10, 2011 Just as I thought it was over... Tonight again...
hopeful4someday Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 Some psychologist called it, “Crazy 8” when you go from one extreme emotion to another extreme emotion in a short space of time... Example: You are thinking about your ex and suddenly feel very sad and a few hours later you are very angry and then a few hours later, you are back to very sad again... My Crazy 8 started 2 Months after the break-up and was very powerful for 3 months... How long did you experience "crazy 8"? Wow, that's really interesting! I'm about 2 months out and I've been relatively OK up until this point, kinda like reality hadn't set in yet. Over the past week I've been up and down so many times I don't even know what to do with myself and I thought I was going kinda crazy... but good to hear that this apparently is normal.
Duckduckgoose Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 Good God... my exH left early December 2010 and I am STILL on the "crazy 8". I can't seem to keep a stable emotional outlook for more than a few days... sometimes more that a few hours!
coltsfan1 Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 I spent the first 2-3 months of my break up very sad and confused, then I spent next 2-3 bitter about it. Then I decided to say F*ck it and burn every bridge to my ex that I had. It was a terribly hard decision to make, but I had to take a stand. I lost some friends but looking back on it most where just along for the ride anyways. Now I have new friends to go along with the new girl I will be meeting!! Just my experience and decisions post break-up.
sabienne Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 I'm about to hit the 2 month mark post break up and I just feel like I'm coming out of it. I had a friend tell me that around 2 months, your perspectives change. I'm starting to see that now.
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