You can fix yourself without 'moving on'. You can let go without 'giving up'.
What the IC telling you it was hopeless, or was that what you were hearing? Think carefully about that.
When you get down to it, you need to do the same things no matter what outcome you are after, or expect, or hope for. If you think of it that way, it might help you to get through things, you are just doing what needs to be done in any case.
