[Maritime Q-Scout]

First of all I'm sorry to hear about your current situation, been there, done that, it sucks.

Essentially to me you're asking two questions. What should you do to help cope, and what did I do? Thing is they're two different answers.

First of all, the try new things, keep yourself occupied approach is great. Go out with friends, play board games, play video games, watch movies, visit family that you mean to visit but never seem to have the time. You want to surround yourself with positive things (mind you I'd argue this should be done regardless of heartbreak or not, we all to often forget this).

You won't forget completely, and it will take time to heal and get over.

Something cool to do is make new friends. In a few months or years time you'll look back and you won't be able to fathom how your new friend(s) that you're so close with weren't in your life while you were dating your ex.

Set goals, figure out a few things that you really want to do, or never took the opportunity to do (I don't what there is to do in Calgary in the winter, go exploring COP, can you go down the bobsleigh track?) Set goals accomplish said goals, it'll make you feel better, plus you'll have more experiences and some cool memories.

Now for what I did. Drink. A lot. I mean a lot. Don't do that. That's basically how I coped. Sure it might help temporarily ease the pain, but I'm a much more cynical person now when it comes to relationships than I used to be.

The fact you've been talking it out with lots of people is a good thing, don't limit yourself to a few people here and there. I also did that, it doesn't work too well.

The biggest thing right now is to remember it's ok to be upset, and it's ok to feel like you're heart's been ripped out, torn up, and spat upon. But it's also ok to go out and do fun things and try to be happy even if momentarily.