How do you cope? I feel so lost

I broke up with my boyfriend 2 days ago, and as I guess it is normal, I am having a very hard time. He is my first love, and the reason we broke up is not that we stopped loving eachother, but because of commitment issues. He had a pretty much messed up childhood: his father abandoned his mother when he found out she was pregnant and his mother never loved him. He says he was overwhelmed with such intense feelings, that he was scared of getting even more attached, that he was not ready for this... So we broke up. Now, the problem is... we are at the same university, same course, same year. I see him nearly everyday, almost all the places I know in town it's because of him, who showed me around at the beginning. We created so many memories together that now won't stop coming to my mind everytime: my room, the streets, the park, even the library and effing tesco. I just can't get him out of my mind, and seeing him so often is just so painful. Since it is my first relationship, I swear I don't know what to do. I just know it feels terrible and that I want to cry all the time. We decided we still want to be friends as we don't want to pull eachother away of our lives, but it is just so hard. Are there any tips? Something? Thank you for reading.

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