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Why Heartbreak Hurts So Much (And How to Heal) · A Capture Deep Vibs A Positive Space For Inspiration And Embracing Of Heart

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  Speaker 1: Why heartbreak hurts. Getting your heart broken happens to all
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  Speaker 1: of us at some point, whether it's a romantic relationship,
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  Speaker 1: losing a friendship, or some other emotional gut punch that
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  Speaker 1: comes with losing someone or something you loved very deeply.
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  Speaker 1: But why does it hurt so freaking much? While we
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  Speaker 1: still have a lot to learn about how our bodies, emotions,
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  Speaker 1: and minds are connected, science can tell us a few
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  Speaker 1: things about why heartbreak really just sucks. First, heartbreak is
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  Speaker 1: incredibly stressful. That stress can take days, weeks, or even
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  Speaker 1: months or years to get over. When you're stressed with
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  Speaker 1: something as hurtful as a heartbreak, the same happy hormones
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  Speaker 1: that helped you fall in love in the first place,
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  Speaker 1: like dopamine and oxytocin, are replaced with cortisol, aka the
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  Speaker 1: stress hormone. Cortisol is the hormone our body uses to
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  Speaker 1: support our flight or fight responses, so too much of
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  Speaker 1: it over time can lead to anxiety, nausea, and other
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  Speaker 1: unwelcome symptoms like acne and weight gain. Another reason heartbreak
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  Speaker 1: hurts so much, according to some studies, is because your
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  Speaker 1: brain has the ability to process emotional pain in the
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  Speaker 1: same way as it does physical pain. So when you
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  Speaker 1: hear song lyrics like, it feels like my heart got
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  Speaker 1: ripped out, it's not exactly far off from how heartbreak
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  Speaker 1: can physically feel. But understanding why heartbreak hurts so much
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  Speaker 1: doesn't exactly help you feel any better. So what can
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  Speaker 1: you do to get rid of the stress and get
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  Speaker 1: back to those happy hormones? First, spend time doing activities
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  Speaker 1: you love, and spend time with friends and family who
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  Speaker 1: can support you. It's cliche, but eating healthy and exercising
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  Speaker 1: is proven to alleviate stress and make you feel good.
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  Speaker 1: The phrase time heals all is also cliche for a reason.
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  Speaker 1: As your stress levels go down, your body will be
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  Speaker 1: able to kick out the cortisol and get the happy
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  Speaker 1: hormones back in action. If you ever feel alone in
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  Speaker 1: your heartbreak, just remember, there are thousands if not millions
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  Speaker 1: of songs, books, and movies all about this stuff. You
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  Speaker 1: are definitely not alone, and this too will pass, even
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  Speaker 1: if it doesn't feel like it right now.