- By Ridam Sharma
- Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:55 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
How to Avoid Texting Your Ex: Sometimes, the hardest thing to do in life is to move on from people you once loved the most for your own well-being. The memories, the feelings, the time and attachment, everything you need to leave and start fresh. Moving on is not easy, but staying no-contact helps you greatly to keep them out of mind. Are you also tired of stalking your ex on social media and can’t stop thinking about them all the time? This awareness is good. Now is the time to reflect and make the right decisions for yourself. From taking immediate actions and knowing emotional tricks to make lifestyle adjustments and build a confident mindset, here is a list of more than 30 mindful ways to stop the urge to text your ex-boyfriend.
List Of 30+ Ways To Stop The Urge To Text Your Ex:
1. Go back to the hobby you left because of him.
2. Start loving yourself rather than wanting someone else to give love and affection to you.
3. Change your phone habits after a breakup. Instead, it is the best time to focus on yourself and your goals.
4. Out of sight, out of mind. Cut all the ties between you and your ex. Delete all the pictures together, and message everything.
5. Do we really need to remind you of blocking your ex? Block them from all social media platforms.
6. During these tough times, affirmation reflecting confidence, like you are enough also helps.
7. Focus on self-care, through skincare, fitness and other things
8. You need to remind yourself again about the reason for the break-up.
9. Setting daily goals also helps, like 'you won't text him today.'
10. spend more time with family and friends, or people who have always been with you through thick and thin.
11. Sometimes distraction is the best you can do for yourself. Find a healthy distraction, like a gym or dancing class, to keep your mind away from that.
12. Avoid endless scrolling; online detox helps you reconnect with your inner self.
13. You can also take help from self-help applications and books.
14. Journaling also helps a lot. The best way to vent feelings is by penning them down.
15. The fun way to stop yourself from texting your ex is by saving his number as “DON’T TEXT! HE IS BAD NEWS!”
16. As soon as you realise you are in a vulnerable position, throw your phone away from yourself, especially when you are intoxicated.
17. Reconnect with your old friends, go meet them, hang out with them more, especially the ones you neglected during the relationship.
18. Avoid places that remind you of your ex to not get emotionally triggered.
19. Give yourself a month. Nobody gets over their exes in a month, but stay no-contact and mindful.
20. Understand the core issue. Is it his attachment that is urging you to text your ex?
21. Remind yourself that No Contact isn’t about them missing you but about your healing.
22. Be aware enough that the moments of weakness are temporary.
23. Keep going forward and remind yourself that there is no point looking back; take it as a motivation to stay strong.
24. Treat yourself with compassion rather than being in guilt for thinking of texting your ex.
25. Acknowledge your feelings, don’t just shrug them off, know where they are coming from.
26. You need a perspective shift, know that your ex was not good for you, and you deserve better.
27. Try visualising yourself without this baggage of toxic emotional dependency. Think you are living your dream life, you are in a better place, confident, growing and getting the success you worked hard for.
28. Do party or anything that makes you feel like you're enjoying your life.
29. Make yourself feel loved with small gestures of kindness towards yourself.
30. Spend time together, reflect on your thoughts and feelings. Bring clarity to yourself.
31. Avoid triggers, anything that will make you feel you are missing him, photos, clothes your looks. Go change your life for the better, drop negativity, bad habits and everything that doesn’t feed you anymore.
