I Thought The Breakup Would Make Me Feel Better — But I’ve Never Felt Worse

Was Breaking Up With My Girlfriend a Mistake?
Q:
Hi everyone, after months of building dread and uncertainty and things just not feeling right + reading a bunch of articles in AS's breakup tag and everything from divorce week... I broke up with my long-term partner. I moved out, have been meeting up excessively with friends and talking about everything, I've been journaling, yoga-ing and drinking lots of water, and.... I feel worse every day??? Is this normal? 
It's been a month now and more and more I miss my ex, regularly think about kissing her and having sex with her, watch her Insta stories like they're the morning news, and wonder if we should get back together. Every time we see each other we have a lovely time, she is such a wonderf...

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