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How to handle unwanted contact from an ex

My ex texts me happy birthday every year even though we broke up badly five years ago and it always ruins my day because it opens up feelings I thought I had buried.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Some wounds heal around the shrapnel rather than expelling it, leaving us vulnerable to unexpected triggers that reopen old pain.

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