Isn't it just wonderful that science does have an explanation for virtually everything? The other day I wrote a post about "The Science of love" and I wondered if there would be an explanation about the events that occurs when we "fall out of love" (That's if there's anything like that).
From The Science Blog: According to studies on heartbreak and how it affects people, most of whom women, (It almost always happens to women and patients are typically in a critical state during the first 48 hours), a connection can be found between emotional pain and a literal form of heartbreak- heart attack. Depression is documented to affect its host physically and so is the case with heartbreak.
"Our hypothesis is that massive amounts of these stress hormones (such as metanephrine and normetanephrine are released in excess withaddition to proteins such as neuropeptide Y, brain natriuretic peptide, and serotonin) can go right to the heart and produce a stunning of the heart muscle that causes this temporary dysfunction resembling a heart attack," says cardiologist Ilan Wittstein, M.D., an assistant professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart Institute. "It doesn't kill the heart muscle like a typical heart attack, but it renders it helpless."
So folks, if you are going through a heartbreak whether from a broken relationship, loss of a loved one, or disappointment of any sort, I sincerely empathize. *hugs and kisses*
So I did a little research, couldn't find science behind "falling out of love" yet (maybe one of you geniuses out there can point me in the right direction) , but did find the scientific explanation for heartbreak, though.
Apparently, heartbreak is medically referred to as "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy", also known as 'broken heart syndrome' because it often occurs due to an emotional or physical shock.From The Science Blog: According to studies on heartbreak and how it affects people, most of whom women, (It almost always happens to women and patients are typically in a critical state during the first 48 hours), a connection can be found between emotional pain and a literal form of heartbreak- heart attack. Depression is documented to affect its host physically and so is the case with heartbreak.
"Our hypothesis is that massive amounts of these stress hormones (such as metanephrine and normetanephrine are released in excess with
So folks, if you are going through a heartbreak whether from a broken relationship, loss of a loved one, or disappointment of any sort, I sincerely empathize. *hugs and kisses*
