HDF 304 Chapter Article: Break-Ups Don’t have to Leave You Broken – TEDxNavesink

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Human Development and Family Sciences
• Course: HDF 304
• Professor: M Gleason

Document Summary

Break-ups don"t have to leave you broken tedxnavesink. We do(cid:374)"t like losi(cid:374)g thi(cid:374)gs that are i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t to us. Relationships are the single most important things to humans. Our relationships build us, define us, maintain us but can also break up. Breakups tend to make you lose a sense of self. Breakups are often not as bad as we think they are. When you breakup, you go from happy to alone, sad and confused. Sometimes breaking up in a relationship that is(cid:374)"t that great is like (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g paroled. Who you are as a person then effects every aspect of your life. Self-expansion helps you grow and add to your sense of self, makes you a better person. Some relationships may be holding you back from what you could become. People coming out of impoverished relationships described the breakups impact with positive words: whe(cid:374) your relatio(cid:374)ship does(cid:374)"t help you (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e a better person, getting out of that relationship does.