Any advice for someone with severe depression after a break up?

I think you dodged a bullet with that breakup. You sound toxic for each other.

Starting to get help from a doctor is the first step. Afterwards start investing yourself into hobbies and things that bring you joy.

>>18604441
take care of yourself, try to eat well. i know its hard. go ahead and only eat the things you like the most. go outside and have some exercise, go for a walk and try to sleep well. try talk to people

Can you talk about this with your family and/or friends? Or even better, with someone who's been through something similar? It's not uncommon to avoid these subjects with some people out of fear of becoming a burden, but that feeling fades when you know the other person knows how you feel, because they've been there.
Going to see a professional is a great step, very important. If for some reason it doesn't seem to work for you, don't think it's the therapy. These professionals are humans, and as allways, not everyone clicks with everyone, you just have to try again. It sucks, but it happens. IF they recommend medication, at the very least give it a try, there's nothing to lose.
I'm telling you all this from my own personal experience. I'm now 24 and I've been to 8+ psychologists, 4 psychiatrists, 1 psychoalalyst (desperate times, wanted a different approach), and an internist over the course of 15 years. I'm now happier than I ever thought I could be, and I can even see myself feeling happier. As you see, it took a long time (truth be told, I'd only recommend 2 of them, the last ones, so my quest was a long and hard one in that sense) but it was so worth it, in every way.
Surround yourself by people who care about you, not people you WANT close, but those you NEED close, learn to differenciate them. If you feel like doing nothing, you can't get in the shower, go out,etc.. for me watching movies, series or even youtube videos was an excellent distraction.

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>>18604441
I have some experience in this myself, going through something similar, except I was the BF that did it.

From my perspective, while you may have liked each other, it just wasn't meant to be. As you get older, you pick on red flags a lot more.

The girl I was dating was far too needy and had literally no personality apart from what she adopted from her fake ass friends and straight up never wanted kids.

When it came down to having a discussion about the relationship, she refused to see me in person, thus I broke it over facebook, promptly followed by a bombardment of abuse from her friends.

To the point though; Just do you. It is going to be hard, I still think about my ex daily, as i'm sure you do too. Delete and block everything to do with them, itll make it easier to move forward. Don't pretend they didnt exist, but dont allow any relapse into 'woe is me, I miss them'.

Do you happen to read?

>>18606245
Not OP but do you have any book recommendations on love/ex love?

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>>18606269
More like motivational stuff, these books helped me get through it:

The Game - Neil Struss
The Answer - Alan and Barbra Pease

Keep in mind, the game is presented like a pick up artist guide, but its more about socialising in general.

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>>18605737
Yeah-yeah, fortunately I can talk about this all with my family. My mother have been through something similar. I didn't ask for her help but she saw I wasn't doing okay and didn't leave my side. (I didn't even know she was depressed before he met my father)
I can also talk with the best friend my bf wanted to have a threesome with because she had a 'friends with benefits' like relationship with one of my ex's close friends. She pretty much has to go through the same as I. Her advice was to get some help from a doc after I told her about my depression.
If the therapy won't work I will try again. I want to solve this, I don't want to feel this way forever and if I can I want to avoid hurting the feelings of my loved ones in the process.
I understand what you are saying but I think I still need time to understand who I really need in my life because I still can't say "no, you are bad for me, stay away from me" to anyone.
I'm binge watching youtube after you reply, filthyfrank and h3h3 - 10/10 would recommend for everyone after a breakup.

>>18606245
Yeah I can see the problem you had with her.
I wasn't needy or anything, you see I was fine with everything he had for me. Maybe the problem was that I have a weak personality due to my lack of self-esteem and I can be annoying or boring over the time if I don't get enough attention (which I never got from him, even laying next to him he would play something on his phone or watch youtube/series).
The reason he broke up with me was that I was too 'immature' for him which I don't believe I was. I mean I am 18 years old, I have a serious job with good payment, I have plans for my future and I had plans for our future too. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think that someone is immature because he/she had no experience in a relationship before.
I blocked him so that I can't see his stuff on facebook/IG etc. but yeah, I don't and I can't pretend he didn't exist.

And yes, I love to read, I'm big fan of sci-fi and fantasy. Do you have suggestions?

>>18606989
This sounds pretty familiar...

I guess there is a level of maturity that comes from experience, wisdom.

Anyhow, besides those I already suggested, have a look at 'Iron Druid - Keven Hearne'