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By Abby Jamison — Written on Dec 11, 2017
The brutal feeling of a breakup, no matter the circumstances, is always awful. You can’t do anything — you can’t eat and all you want to do is sleep the pain away.
It feels like the heaviest weight is resting on your shoulders and you can’t seem to ever get rid of it. There’s a lump in your throat that is constantly making it hard to speak. And let’s not even get STARTED about the tears. So. Many. Tears.
It really, truly feels like you will NEVER feel better.
Except you will. Eventually.
You may feel like you’re the only person in the world feeling this pain. And although your hurt is valid and real, there are many, MANY people who have gone what you’re going through and survived it.
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So, you’re going to survive this. Even if it feels like every day lasts a thousand years, and every thought in your brain somehow takes you back to them, you are going to survive this. Look! You’re ALREADY surviving it! Just by sitting up, and letting yourself feel the pain, you’re starting the healing process.
This is only the beginning, but it only gets easier from here.
So where should you start?
One of the best ways to remind yourself that everything is going to be okay is by hearing it from people who have been at the lowest of the lows but came out feeling better than before.
We look to celebrities for fashion inspiration, motivation, and understanding. Celebrities go through some of the HARDEST breakups; the entire world is watching everything they do and weighing in on every decision they make. They have it hard when it comes to love, which makes them PRETTY freakin’ strong.
The good thing is, these celebs know that their advice will reach millions of people, so they share their personal stories and healing processes to help YOU. These celebrities are here to help you. Whether they know it or not, they are creating a huge influence, and it can be seriously helpful.
We watch these breakups happen, and sometimes we even feel hurt by them ourselves! But these strong celebrities survived, moved on, found love again, AND learned how to love themselves.
We’ve found 20 of the best breakup quotes from celebrities that will give you hope during your healing process.
If they can do it, so can you.
There will be somebody for you.
"I know that I love being able to give my love out to someone. I know there is somebody great out there for me." — Jennifer Love Hewitt
It's time to move on.
“You can allow yourself 72 hours of wallowing time. Then you’ve got to get into the gym, stop eating the ice cream and move on.” — Jennifer Love Hewitt
Value yourself.
"You’ve got to value yourself and know that you’re worth everything. And until you value yourself enough and love yourself enough to know that, you can’t really have a healthy relationship.” — Jennifer Lopez
There's a light at the end of the tunnel.
"I just wanted to crawl in my bed and die. But I got out of it the other side, I’m surviving. I kind of saw the light at the end of the tunnel." — Rita Ora
Don't force things.
"Nothing is ever for sure, but when something in love doesn't work from the beginning, it's never going to work. Don't push it." — Vanessa Paradis
It's okay to not know.
"I'm not sure what the future holds, but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate.” — Nicole Kidman
Create something new.
My life basically blew up in my face. And now I’m in this new life, and it’s pretty awesome I have to say — I’m so inspired. Everything just feels new." — Gwen Stefani
Own up to it.
"Look at yourself and go, ‘What part of this do I need to own? Which part of this is my responsibility?’ And that’s the painful work that you have to go through to hopefully get some real life knowledge out of it.” — Reese Witherspoon
You are full of love.
"I would rather have my heart broken a thousand times than never to love at all. I have so much love to give — I'm not empty of love, I'm full of love." — Cameron Diaz
It's only a bad day if you let it be.
“If you don’t act like you’ve been hit by the plague when you’re alone on a Friday night and just see it as a chance to have fun by yourself, it’s not a bad day.” — Taylor Swift
You are stronger than you think.
I'd be a robot if I said I didn't feel moments of anger, of hurt, of embarrassment… [but] You joke and say, 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.'" — Jennifer Aniston
You've got this.
"Pour yourself a drink, put some lipstick on and pull yourself together." — Liz Taylor
Best friends always come first.
"The best way to mend a broken heart is time and girlfriends." — Gwyneth Paltrow
Enjoy who you are.
You will find love again, and it will be even more beautiful! In the meantime enjoy all that YOU are!" — Rihanna
It's okay to avoid them.
"There is nothing wrong with avoiding people who hurt you. You fell in love, no games. Now you're saying goodbye with no games." — Taylor Swift
Keep yourself busy.
"The busier you are, the less you're going to think about something, so I would try to consume your thoughts with productive things." — Khloe Kardashian
Just wait, good things are coming.
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” — Marilyn Monroe
Nothing wrong with a little retail therapy.
“I love to shop after a bad relationship. I don't know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. It just does. Sometimes I see a really great outfit, I'll break up with someone on purpose." — Rita Rudner
Don't look back.
"You can’t go backward. I’m not going backward. I’m grateful that I’m here, blessed to have what I have. Nobody can be prepared for anything.” — Sandra Bullock
You've got to be in it together.
“If you're with an individual who isn't moving in the same direction and at the same rate that you are, it ain't going to work.” — Usher