Is it a good idea to make a big life change a couple months after a breakup?

[br0kenheArt]

Is it a good idea to make a big life change a couple months after a breakup? (i.e. going to grad school, getting an MBA, etc.?) Will a big life change help ease the pain?

[Strength in Healing]

Can you go into detail exactly what you mean?

 

They say don't make any huge life changes under stress. Do you feel stressed?

[somecamel]

If you are actually serious about doing something in your life you want to be proud of and you are doing it for yourself and no one else (this is the break up forum) go for it.

 

But don't start something you're not emotionally ready for.

[mightycpa]

Is it a good idea to make a big life change a couple months after a breakup? (i.e. going to grad school, getting an MBA, etc.?)

 

Is this something you've wanted to do for some time? If so, yeah, you probably should. If it is a new idea, then you might want to hold off until you feel like it is not an impulsive decision, or a reaction.

 

Will a big life change help ease the pain?

 

No. It will distract you, but it will not ease the pain. You need to feel that pain in order to get rid of it, otherwise, the pain will come out in a lot of little ways, and your life will reflect that. It isn't easy, but you have to process the pain, and stop those thought patterns (like what if I had done this or that) that try to fantasize a different outcome.