You have to give yourself time. Just because they're not looking at the past and (may have) moved on, doesn't mean you have to. Your emotions are valid, & you were grieving the loss of a relationship, you were in mourning basically.
I really appreciate you holding on for me, but you gotta do it for yourself too, Tay. I know how hard it is, trust me, I do. Promise. But you gotta realize, that there may come a time when the people you were hanging on for won't be there.
Don't break down, because of what I just said. Look at it from a logical point of view. People change, and come and go. If you are holding on for them, being strong for them, and they leave, where does that leave you?
I just don't want to see you hurt, Tay. Or worse, gone. I care too much, k?
So, just try and be strong for yourself, because you want to be happy. That's what I try and do. I think to myself "It has to get better, it has to. So I gotta fight, to make it happen sooner. I don't want to hurt the people that matter most to me."
It's good, though, that you want to be an inspiration and be a story to relate to and such. That's awesome.
You're right, everything gets better in the end.