What is a broken heart?

Answer 1

To lose someone that means more to me than my own life.

Answer 2

A broken heart is when you feel unable to function or live as a result of the love of your life and/or someone in your life dying or hurt caused by the inner pain you feel. You could feel your actual heart (within your body) start to crumble or break down (but it's not); in what you're feeling emotionally.
A broken heart occurs when a human being suffers from an emotional or physical loss of another person or living being to the extent in which they began to ache and hurt inside. This is called having a broken heart, or Heartbreak.

For many people having a broken heart is something that may not be recognized at first, it takes time for an emotional or physical loss to be fully acknowledged.
The symptoms of a broken heart usually manifest themselves through psychological pain but for many the effect of a broken heart is physical. To describe the feeling of a broken heart is almost impossible to explain to someone who has not already experienced it. However, the following emotions and feelings are associated with what is known as a broken heart:

It is an ache, a deep ache from the core of the body. It is a longing for the past, when you had what it was that broke your heart. It is the feeling that it is not worth getting out of bed in the morning for fear of the pain. It is untreatable. It is -in most cases- the loss of any respect for yourself. It is the only emotionally related syndrome which has no definite cure, some psychologists say time is the best cure whilst doctors say that there is no cure for an emotionally broken heart, whereas the more physical stress cardiomyopathy is a serious illness and must be treated.

Despite feeling a hue of depression and pain over nearly everything, the person with a broken heart must not become a recluse. Although at first one may find relief, being a recluse will only make things worse. Walking in the streets or fields is a way to refresh your mind, having time alone is helpful as it lets you think about the situation which caused the broken heart. Although the person with Heart Ache may not want to see anyone at all, it is essential that they talk to someone. Any member of his or her religious body, or even a friend (and rarely, family) are those best to seek empathy or guidance from.

Even the most extreme introvert will find it helpful to have a 'shoulder to cry on' or just to talk about how they are feeling. Perhaps even multiple.

A human heart once 'broken' can be mended, time heals a broken heart, a new relationship -in some cases- also heals a broken heart. But a human heart can be broken more than once. The symptoms remain the same. The increase in probability of contracting stress cardiomyopathy increases however.

Answer 3

One in which the atria are separated anatomically from the ventricles

This of course, disrupts blood flow through the atrioventricular valves on the right and left sides of the heart.

But metaphorically speaking, a broken heart is one that gave all the love it had until it became dry like glass
And then once it found out that the object of its desire did not return that love--it shattered into millions of broken pieces.

If this describes You, the pain can only stay there as long as you let it.

Answer 4

A broken heart is: A feeling that makes someone feel that they are not wanted and makes you feel very sad. A broken heart can become so bad that they feel very depressed and need pills to keep going!! Now that is very sad for someone to do that to another human being. So always remember to have respect for urself and never let anyone put u down!!

Answer 5

a broken heart happens when you are emotionally hurt like when you come out of a bad relationship you become heart broken

Answer 6

Someone who has gotten their heart broken. For example, you liked someone but they didn't like you back, therefore you are sad. See, now your heart is broken because you had your heart set on something.

Answer 7

lol, it's like asking to describe how the strawberry tastes ,so difficult to describe such a deep feeling of upset , sadness , sorrow , and many many bad feelings all in one time , but you can know how it means if you were deeply in love with someone and then oneday while you were out you saw him with another girl , or someone who you love dies , that will be awful , breaking the heart to the most ! ...another thing to illustrate , bring a paper and a pen , draw a heart , then stretch a line in the middle of it , that will be a broken heart , lol :p ...

Answer 8

Its when you feel very sad about something very dear to you.It affects you emotionally and sometimes even physically.
It come in different degrees and when you have one you think its the worst pain you ever felt but the good thing is that in time that heart mends and you know longer feel the intense pain.All that's really left are the memories.

Answer 9

a broken heart is what results from a terrible disappointment. Most commonly when someone you love hurts you, or doesn't love you back.

Your heart actually hurts!

Answer 10

a broken spirit

Answer 11

An emotional condition when experiencing loss of some kind.