Break Up “Safe” TV Shows + Movies

After a break up it can feel like everything is triggering to think about your ex and the break up. When you’re heartbroken it can feel like everything you watch or look at is something that reminds you of your ex and it can feel like there’s nothing “safe” to watch. But we do still need to be able to do things we enjoy, like watching TV and movies. Especially going through a break up in the last year when so many things are closed down, I know we’re all spending a lot more time on the couch watching TV.

I got a DM last week from someone asking for “safe” TV shows and movies to watch post break up, I was able to give a few suggestions but I turned to my amazing community for their input as well and we came up with this list.

A couple things to keep in mind on this list.

  1. I haven’t personally watched all of these so I can’t necessarily speak for all of them. But almost everything included on this list had multiple people suggesting it. But just a heads up.

  2. There are some shows on here, like Friends for example where there are love scenes in it. However, I think for most of these they are comedy shows so the lightheartedness and humor in it outweighs the romance but just know it’s always ok to skip and episode or turn it off if it becomes too triggering.

  3. For crime shows….I’m a HUGE fan of true crime and it can be a great distraction but with that being said if you are someone who has a lot of anxiety post break up, I wouldn’t recommend watching things like this because it can really increase anxiety.

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TV Shows

  • Gilmore Girls

  • Friends

  • Survivor

  • Nailed It

  • Big Mouth

  • Modern Family

  • Schitt's Creek**

  • 30 Rock

  • Parks & Rec

  • The Office

  • Narcos

  • Girl Boss

  • The Good Place

  • Never Have I ever

  • The Crown**

  • RuPauls' Drag Race

  • Next in Fashion

  • Great British Bake Off

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • The Queen's Gambit

  • Game of Thrones

  • The Home Edit

  • Dream Home Makeover

  • Brooklyn 99

  • Criminal Minds

  • West Wing

  • Dead To Me

  • I Love Lucy

  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

  • Younger

  • The Umbrella Academy

  • House of Cards

  • Grace & Frankie

  • Dexter

  • Quantico

  • Golden Girls

  • New Girl

  • Stranger Things

  • The Challenge on MTV

  • Supernatural

  • Money Heist

  • 2 Broke Girls

  • Big Bang Theory

  • Seinfeld

  • CSI

  • Formula 1


Movies:

  • Murder docs

  • Interstellar

  • The Pursuit of Happyness

  • Adam Sandler movies

  • Soul

  • Bridesmaids

  • Disney classics

  • The Truman Show

  • Mulan (live action)

  • Step Brothers

  • Anchorman

  • Harry Potter movies

  • Will Ferrell movies

  • Pixar Movies

  • Breakfast Club

  • Devil Wears Prada

  • Marvel movies

  • Jurassic World

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