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When a relationship ends
If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 or go to A&E. If you need urgent mental-health help but it is not an emergency, use NHS 111 online or call 111 and select the mental-health option.
Even when separation is the right decision, losing the life you thought you had can hurt like hell.
You're dealing with more than heartbreak
There may be changes to home, finances, parenting, routines, friendships, identity and the amount of time you spend alone. Treat it as a major life transition rather than expecting yourself to be “over it” on somebody else's timetable.
Don't make isolation your new routine
Keep contact with people who are good for you. Be especially careful about using alcohol, gambling, casual spending or endless work as anaesthetic.
Children need adults, not messengers
Where children are involved, try not to make them carry adult conflict. Legal and family advice may be necessary; mental-health support is there for the emotional side of what you're going through.
You're not the only one
Sources & further reading
- NHS Every Mind Matters — life's challenges
- NHS Every Mind Matters — mental wellbeing tips
- NHS — mental health
Educational information, not a diagnosis. Where a problem involves money, gambling, alcohol, abuse, bereavement or another specialist issue, use an appropriate specialist service as well as mental-health support where needed.