{"id":8559,"date":"2016-07-28T13:24:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T07:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/?p=8559"},"modified":"2016-07-28T13:30:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T08:00:47","slug":"how-to-get-over-the-friend-zoned-feeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/how-to-get-over-the-friend-zoned-feeling.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Over The Friendzoned Feeling"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I was madly in love with a girl. Everyone except her knew about my feelings. We were close \u2013 we hung out together, went to movies, dinner, etc. I also supported her whenever and wherever she needed my help. But I couldn\u2019t share my feelings with her. I was going nuts with this and after much persuasion from my friends, I finally decided to tell her how I felt about her. But when I did, she rejected my proposal saying I am her best guy friend ever, and that she was already in a relationship. She also said she doesn\u2019t want to lose me as a friend and still want to keep in touch. I clung to the hope that she will have a change of heart and will come back to me but it\u2019s been a year now and she is in that relationship. I still cannot get over her. This feeling is killing me from the inside. I feel like committing a suicide.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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As counsellors, we get a lot of queries and requests from our clients on how to get over the friendzoned feeling. So we decided to write a post on it. While the term “friendzone” is relatively new, it broadly signifies unrequited feelings for a sexual and romantic attraction. Rejection of any manner is never easy to deal with but by carefully distracting yourself, you can overcome those bad feeling and successfully move on in your life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some tips to help you out:<\/b><\/h2>\n

1. Identifying emotions and letting go<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n

You \u00a0may go through a lot of bad feelings at the same time after being rejected \u2013 anger, sorrow, frustration, betrayal, and more importantly hurt. It\u2019s thus very important to vent out your feelings to let the pent up hurt expressed. Venting up is also cathartic in nature. <\/span><\/p>\n

You should try and dissect different feelings and emotions bothering you about your current situation for instance:<\/span><\/p>\n