Your relationship is out and you don’t remember it all. Then you can buy a bowl of ice cream and start Netflix, but you can also use your iPhone to process your heartbreak.
Dealing with heartbreak with your iPhone
Heartbreak is no fun for anyone, no matter how long your relationship lasted. You may have to learn all over again what it is like to be alone. There are several ways to deal with this. Although a bowl of ice, possibly a bottle of wine and a good series is of course an excellent idea, you can also choose to repair your broken heart more actively afterwards. For example with these apps and tips.
5 best apps against heartbreak
The apps below will help you to reflect, get out of your dip and be satisfied with yourself again. Because although you have to do it with yourself for a while, you don’t have to be alone.
1. Mend
Mend is an app specially made for mending your broken heart. Day after day, the app helps you on your way. This is done, among other things, by a combination of a daily short training via audio and questions that you can answer for yourself, in order to process what happened.
The app is also full of stories and advice about heartbreak. Although you can download the app for free, some of the content is hidden behind a premium subscription. Such a subscription costs 9.99 euros per month, but you can cancel every month.
2. Rx Breakup
If you are looking for a slightly less serious app, Rx Breakup is a good option. This app is specifically intended for women. With Rx Breakup, you get a thirty-day program of techniques to help you get over a relationship.
The app does this with a healthy dose of humor. For example, you learn what does not work with the type you usually fall for, and you learn to recognize how you sabotage yourself in your relationships. The app is also completely free.
3. Aloe Bud
Aloe Bud is a very nice app for self care. For example, the app encourages you to drink more water, connect with your friends more often or take a deep breath. You choose what is important to you and whether you want to receive reminders about it. The app is completely free to use, but if you pay a few euros you get more options for reminders.
4. Headspace
If you want more peace of mind, it is smart to meditate. The Headspace app helps you with this very concretely with practical audio instructions, so without hovering. You learn purely to concentrate on your breath so that your head comes to rest. Knowing more? Read our tips to worry less.
5. Tinder
Ultimately, installing a dating app may be the best way to get over your previous relationship. Perhaps for a new relationship, or just for a nice evening. If you don’t like that, you can of course just swipe aimlessly to see if you are interested in someone else at all.
Tips against heartbreak
Nowadays your life plays a large part through your iPhone. That is no different with your relationships. That’s why when you go out with your relationship, you should also think about adjustments on your smartphone.
Turn off family sharing
If you have turned on family sharing, where you share your app, music, movies and books with each other, you have to turn this off again. To do that, go through the following steps.
- Open the Settings app;
- Tap your name;
- Choose ‘Set’ Family Sharing ‘;
- Tap your name again;
- Tap Leave Family.
Also read our guide to Apple Family Sharing, with all the information about this feature.
Unfollow or mute your ex on social media
Have you had a bad break-up and don’t want to think about your ex anymore? Then make sure you unfollow him or her on social media. This way you can be sure that you do not read messages that will only give you a bad mood. If unfollowing is a bit too rigorous, muting is a better idea. Then it seems to your ex that you are not bothered by anything, but you do not have to see their messages. Ideal.
Block number
In some cases it is necessary for your own state of mind to completely block the number of your ex. Fortunately, that is not definitive, because you can undo a block later. Learn how blocking a phone number works on an iPhone.
Customize wallpaper
Have you set your ex as a wallpaper so that you see him or her every time you look at your phone? Then it is high time to change it. To do this, go through the following steps:
- Open the Settings app;
- Choose ‘Background’;
- Tap on ‘Choose a new wallpaper’;
- Choose a background.
Check out our weekly wallpaper section Wallpaper Weekly for inspiration:
- Wallpaper Weekly # 14 (2021): The 10 Best iPhone Wallpapers of the Week (9-4)
- Wallpaper Weekly # 13 (2021): The 10 best iPhone wallpapers of the week (2-4)
- Wallpaper Weekly # 12 (2021): The 10 best iPhone wallpapers of the week (26-3)
- Wallpaper Weekly # 11 (2021): The 10 best iPhone wallpapers of the week (19-3)
- Wallpaper Weekly # 10 (2021): The 10 best iPhone wallpapers of the week (12-3)