[JadedEmpath]

I've just gotten out of a very toxic relationship. There was a lot of abuse and manipulation throughout the relationship. I won't bore you with the details, but suffice it to say that it was really bad and I've been left a shell of my former self. Metaphorically speaking: I feel like that guy from "127 Hours" -

Possible trigger:

slowly dying, with my arm trapped beneath a boulder. I broke the bone and cut my flesh to get free from a slow and certain death, but now I'm just bleeding out at the bottom of a ravine.

I don't have a plan of what to do next. I've been dealing with the emotional fallout and I don't feel particularly distressed anymore, but it's been 21 days and I haven't really left the house of spoken to anyone. I don't really feel like I want to either. I walked to the supermarket earlier and it felt strange and made me a bit delirious. I've never been a very social person, but now that issue feels like it's been confounded. But I can't just sit here and "bleed out". What can I do to get some semblance of a life back and move ahead?

[Bill3]

I think that a good first step would be to force yourself to go out of your place every day, and to force yourself to talk to people every day, even if just chatting briefly with cashiers.

I acknowledge that it won’t be easy to do these things. Still, activating yourself is an important part of recovery.

Even better would be to walk, run, or swim three days per week. It doesn’t have to be strenuous, simply being active consistently is the main thing.

[Mopey]

Maybe if you could find someone you trust it might help to try to talk to them about what happened in this relationship.

[sarahsweets]

I agree with the above poster about going out. Its good for you and the fresh air and sunlight is good for you. Keep doing that even if its a matter of standing outside your house. I am sorry you went through hard times.