Broken Heart Syndrome
A study in the UK based medical journal, The Lancet has shown that stress and other psychological factors were found to add more to the risk of heart disease than even diabetes. Moreover, researchers from The Harvard Medical School have found that bad or shocking news really can break your heart. They found that after a trauma like this, people can suffer surges in adrenaline and other stress hormones which ’stun’ the heart. So, can one die from a broken heart?
“If we can love with our hearts, we can die from a broken heart as well,” avers cardiologist Dr Shyamsunder Tripathi. “There are documented cases of sudden cardiac arrest following powerful emotional distress. What happens is that ongoing stress, following a traumatic event or loss, adversely affects the cardiovascular system.”
Experts add that brought on by intense stress, stress cardiomyopathy sufferers can have levels of adrenaline 30 times higher than normal. Says Dr Vandana Asgekar, a consulting cardiologist, “After a break up or loss of a partner, there is a tendency for hostility to build up which is a very toxic emotion.” Dr Asgekar adds that this coupled with rise in both adrenaline and cholesterol levels makes it very hard to relax. Continue reading - Love can kill!
We’ve all been there - dumped, depressed and broken hearted! To help get over that bad breakup - WebMD and many other professionals have recommended journaling.
By writing down your daily thoughts and emotions during this period of grief and transformation you can learn a great deal about yourself, your own faults, what you can do to improve yourself within relationships and much more.
Since we’ve all been there, what are some ways you’ve personally found to get over a messy breakup?
I always found going out with my more vibrant - extroverted friends to be the best help.
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3 opinions for Broken Heart Syndrome
Sasha Manuel
Aug 21, 2006 at 7:58 pm
Oh, boy. That’s scary. Hehehe. ;)
Looking back, I reckon I did two things — first was clam up and the other was the extreme, did some reckless things. Not particularly healthy [and probably why it took me a long time. hehehe.] But it helped me sort things out on my own. But it did help me not only get over the break up [which was stupendously messy that makes me wonder why I’m still sane about the whole love and men thingie] but also discover who I really am and love it. :)
Gayla McCord
Aug 22, 2006 at 6:19 am
Funny you call it “reckless” — that’s what some of my family called my “breakup adventures.”
I wonder why it’s so common for people to turn to reckless behaviour when trying to mend a broken heart?
Something to ponder, that’s for sure :)
Sasha Manuel
Aug 23, 2006 at 5:10 pm
Perhaps I should call them “breakup adventures”, too! Hahaha. Coolness.
I think it’s done not necessarily to mend things but just to throw yourself at some new thing with vigor. ;) For a minute you’ll be consumed with the thought, “My life’s screwed up, so, will it matter if I do more damage to it?” But, of course, you’ll wake up the next morning with a terrible hang over and you’d end up kicking yourself for acting so, uh, foolishly. Heeheehee.
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