Guides for getting through a breakup
Everything we've written about breakups, no contact, anxiety and finding your way back to yourself. Free, no sign-up, no filler.
- Relationships5 min
The no contact rule: a complete guide to starting it and holding it
What the no contact rule is, how long it lasts, how to start today and what to do if you break it. A guide to healing, not a get-them-back tactic.
Read the guide - Tools6 min
How many days have you gone without contacting your ex?
A free no contact day counter. Enter the date of your last message and see your streak. No sign-up, no email, runs in your browser.
Read the guide - Relationships5 min
You want to text them: what to do in the next twenty minutes
A 20-minute protocol for when you want to text your ex: write it without sending, wait, breathe, reread. And what to do if you already sent it.
Read the guide - Tools5 min
Breakup apps in 2026, compared honestly
An honest 2026 comparison of breakup recovery apps: price, platform and language, checked one by one. Published by Over It, which is one of them.
Read the guide - Anxiety5 min
It's 3am and you can't sleep
Why a breakup hurts more at night, how long the insomnia usually lasts, and what to do in the next ten minutes to get back to sleep.
Read the guide - Anxiety5 min
Anxiety after a breakup: what's happening in your body
Chest tightness, no appetite, shaking: why a breakup shows up in your body, how long it lasts, and how to calm a spike in 60 seconds.
Read the guide - Grief5 min
You just got dumped: what to do on day 1, day 3, day 7 and day 30
A concrete plan for the first weeks: what to do in the first 72 hours, what to avoid, how to get through work, and what to do with their things.
Read the guide - Grief6 min
How to get over a breakup, stage by stage
A complete guide to getting over a breakup: the first 72 hours, the first 30 days, the relapses, and how to know you're actually healing.
Read the guide - Relationships5 min
You need to talk to someone and don't want to bother anyone
Where to talk about your breakup anonymously at 3am without being judged: communities, support chats, and what to realistically expect from each.
Read the guide - Anxiety6 min
How to stop replaying your ex in your head
Why your mind keeps looping back and six named techniques to break it: the worry window, cognitive defusion, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding and more.
Read the guide - Grief5 min
How long it takes to get over a breakup — and why there's no number
What the most-quoted studies actually say and don't say, why grief comes in waves, and the signs that show you're moving forward.
Read the guide - Grief5 min
Why a breakup hurts in your body, not just your head
What happens in the brain after a breakup, why it resembles withdrawal, and why rejection lights up the same circuits as physical pain.
Read the guide - Grief6 min
The stages of breakup grief — and why they don't go in order
What each stage of breakup grief feels like, why the five-stages model gets misquoted, and how to locate yourself without diagnosing yourself.
Read the guide - Relationships6 min
Block, mute, restrict or unfollow: what each one actually does
What blocking, muting, restricting and unfollowing actually do on Instagram and WhatsApp, which one fits your situation, and why looking hurts.
Read the guide - Relationships8 min
The breakup glossary
Ghosting, orbiting, breadcrumbing, limerence, anxious attachment, trauma bonding: what each term means, in one short, clear definition.
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You're going through a breakup. You're not in this alone.
Over It is a guided path out of a broken heart, one day at a time.
