I hate how seeing my ex move on made me feel like I was back at day one

I thought I was doing pretty well after the breakup until I saw a picture of my ex with someone new. I wasn’t even looking for it. A mutual friend posted something and they happened to be in the background together. Nothing dramatic was happening, but seeing them laughing and looking comfortable around each other hit me way harder than I expected.

What annoys me is that I don’t even want the relationship back. I remember why we ended, and I know getting back together would probably bring back the same problems. But apparently knowing that doesn’t stop your stomach from dropping when you see them moving on. I spent the rest of the night comparing myself to someone I don’t even know and wondering how my ex could look so normal while I’m still trying to rebuild my routine without them.

I know healing isn’t supposed to be a straight line, but it sucks when one random picture can make months of progress feel like it disappeared for a night.