[..]Why does she have such a massive affect on me ? I've never ever felt like this about anybody before & I know I never would again. Why do I think death is the only answer ?
Because she is someone special to you. And because the wound is still fresh.
What you are feeling at the moment isn't odd. It's very understandable. The fact that you are experiencing pain right now is a proof of your love. I believe the breakup has only recently happened.
Give it time. Focus on yourself right now. With your career, dreams, hobby, anything productive. When you are 100% happy with being single, you are ready for a relationship. You can start over.
At some point, I was where you are. I thought I couldn't go on. But look, I'm still here. NONE of the things I cried over for hours and hours make me cry anymore. It may take months, or even years, but you'll get over the loss. You're still early on in the first stage of healing process. Please have faith, have faith in yourself.
You are a lot stronger than you think. You are a whole. You aren't half. With or without her, you are complete. Don't let your current emotions fool you. Be patient, the wound is still fresh. Stop picking on it and you will heal faster. It's okay to cry but don't dwell. Detach yourself from her completely. Delete her number, stop reading her old messages. Keep walking, don't look back. There is not a single love lost in the world we humans cannot recover from. But we tend to wrongly believe so and that's what makes our strength meaningless. It doesn't matter how much power one has if he doesn't believe he has it. Because he'll end up not using it. He could've fight the enemy back and won but he didn't believe in himself and so he chose to run, and run, and run, and run, then he lost. He lost when he could have won. Irony. So don't give up. Don't let the pain bring you down. You are in a critical state right now, or must I say, vulnerable. It's easy to lose hope, death may seem like a tempting option but no. Again, have faith.
Get up, you are strong and one day you will be smiling with someone better. One day you will look back and you will thank yourself because you didn't give up. Make yourself proud.
And if you two are meant to be together, you will come back together.
But don't chase what's broken. Don't wait for it. As it will only ruin you. Let it go, let it flow, let it be. For what's meant to be, will be.
Humans.. we can choose to let the pain destroy us or strengthen us. Choose the latter. It's a valuable experience. Now that you know what went wrong in your previous relationship, you will be more careful in your next one. With every failure, you walk closer to the right person.
A successful man has failed more than your current self have ever tried. Be a successful man.
As they say; there's a lot of fishes in the sea. Sit back, eat a cookie, sip the tea, and breathe. So many things YOU CAN do with this life, So many decisions YOU CAN make. Why choose death when death is already a promise? You'll eventually die old one day. Don't waste it. There are surprises waiting for you ahead. Realise that being alive can also mean that you are indeed
free.