I tried everything to get rid of my RJ: therapy, self-help books, supplements — you name it. In the end, there was one thing that “cured” my RJ, but it wasn’t therapy, self-help books, or supplements that helped me get there; it was something quite unconventional. In a nutshell, it was acceptance — or learning to accept the things beyond my control. However, the journey towards achieving this was far from straightforward.
But before I get into how I got to a place of acceptance, I want to give a few pieces of advice to anyone suffering from Retroactive Jealousy that I wish someone had told me. All of these things worked for me before the final “page turned” and I fell into a place of acceptance: