(literally & I don't mean suicide)
i'd like to hear your thoughts; please be honest and truthful and remember: everyone is different. so try to see it from someone else's perspective .
thanx
2006-10-27 09:53:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
yes, i meant sadness; that's the result
2006-10-27 09:56:51 · update #1
I do. Their have been studies that show how elderly couples die close together. One will die and the other, even if their not sick will soon follow.
2006-10-27 10:01:49 · answer #1 · answered by ameerah m 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The findings, outlined in the latest New England Journal of
Can a Person Die From a Broken Heart?
A new study by Johns Hopkins University researchers indicates a tragic or shocking event -- such as a lost love -- can trigger a flood of hormones that can stun the heart and produce what appears to be a classic heart attack complete with chest pain, fluid in the lungs and shortness of breath, The Associated Press reported.
The findings, outlined in the latest New England Journal of Medicine, defines the phenomenon as stress cardiomyopathy. The result can be a life-threatening heart spasm for people who appear healthy otherwise, The Washington Post said.
Besides breakups, the condition can be triggered by the death of a loved one or even the shock of a surprise party, the newspaper reported.
Scientists drew their conclusions by comparing 19 patients who apparently suffered heart attacks after sudden emotional stress to people who had suffered heart attacks. Those heartbroken people had healthy, unclogged arteries but much higher levels of stress hormones in their blood than heart attack victims.
But there is good news for the brokenhearted: The condition is reversible, often within days with proper rest and fluids -- with no permanent damage, researchers say.
Properly identifying the problem might prevent someone from being treated with therapy or drugs that could do more harm than good, The Washington Post noted.
Various experts pointed out in news reports that the study is perhaps one of the strongest examples yet of how the mind can affect the body. It also adds to a series of findings that underscore how stress can be detrimental to good health.
Making up is usually preferable to breaking up -- and apparently much healthier.
2006-10-27 17:01:23 · answer #2 · answered by purple_eyed_dragon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you mean a broken heart from a lost love no you cannot die from it but it may feel like it and you may wish to die. Just remember you are a unique individial and there are others out there just waiting for a person like you to come along. Your soulmate is just some time away from you now.
2006-10-27 16:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by bramblerock 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Saddley to say It could happen. When a person gets to a certain state of mind they just don't seem to care....they give up on things ,stop doing normal things..sort of start living within them selves.In nursing homes there have been patients who begin to refuse food and other care it what they want is to just die.It not what God wants. Your life is a gift and how you take care of it is important.Your worth to him and to others is quite valuable...you are one of a kind...there is no other like you with the same qualities and gifts.....If you just knew what was in the future and is available to everyone if they really cared to take the time and learn you would be surprised I think.
2006-10-27 17:13:07 · answer #4 · answered by sisapeeka 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes,it happens all the time. But mainly with elderly people who recently lost a long time spouse. They lose the will to live, and die as a result.
2006-10-27 17:03:13 · answer #5 · answered by Vinegar Taster 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, it CAN happen. It is pretty rare and so heartbreaking. Stress from sorrow can actually damage the heart. The good news is that the heart damage actually, eventually reverses.
It's very sad indeed. Talking to a grief counselor or psychologist or priest can help tremendously.
2006-10-27 17:03:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I see it all the time. When one elderly person loses their spouse, they give up, lose their will to live, and pass away within weeks or months of each other. If a person feels they have nothing left to live for and they quit preforming the activities needed to sustain life (ie. eating) they will eventually pass away. It is an inability to cope with the loss and severe depression.
2006-10-27 17:02:37 · answer #7 · answered by dragonkisses 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, yes you can,but if you want to live,the pain will pass. My sister died at age 29, because she suffered years of terrible abuse, she tried to put on a front,but she drank and drugged herself to death,because she couldnt deal with the pain, by the way, she was a good woman, with a beautiful soul,i believe that she is with her daughter now,who died at her birth.
2006-10-27 17:06:00 · answer #8 · answered by janice h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The heart does not break. You can have extreme sadness and depression, but you will not die from it.
2006-10-27 16:57:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no thank god or i would of died years ogo
2006-10-27 17:55:33 · answer #10 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋