Ugg - I hate that they can still make us feel so badly.
The first time I saw the X after going no contact, my stomach was in knots for over a day. Now, I see him here and there, and it makes my stomach turn for a half hour. Getting better all the time, but I don't know if it will ever go away.
I see an ex from 2 decades ago in the grocery store here and there, and I want to hit the deck and army crawl to the exit to escape without feeling like I need to stand and chat. *Shrug* I think it's just my knee jerk reaction to dealing with what I consider failures in my past? Dunno how to change it. It's like the fight or flight feeling when I get pulled over for speeding haha.