Do you believe it is possible to die from a broken heart?

Question

Sencier answers only please

It is more than three years ago that i met Lucia, we fell in love and i had to let her go becuase o f circumstances....,, i cannot live with my decision i miss her every second of the day.......

Thanks for all th eanswers so far, however i am only 45 i have had many relationships but this one is true love , and it is still killing me .... three years later.../ i am really dieing!!

Answer 1

No, I don't believe it is possible to die directly from a broken heart. BUT.... If you lose someone you love due to death or other reasons, and you become very depressed, depression as you know can lead to other serious health problems. Untreated depression can seriously affect a person’s health. Therefore, I feel that you can die from serious health problems that depression can cause, and the depression was a result of a broken heart. Some people just feel they can't go on with what has happened in their lives and do not seek help and treatment. In addition, people with depression are less likely to seek treatment for other illnesses, and less likely to follow their doctor's treatment advice.

There is mounting evidence that depression takes a serious toll on physical health. The most recent studies exploring health and depression have looked at patients with stroke or coronary artery disease. Results have shown that people with depression who are recovering from strokes or heart attacks have a more difficult time making healthcare choices, following their doctor's instructions, and coping with the challenges that their illness presents. Another study found that patients with depression also have a higher risk of death in the first few months after a heart attack.

When the mind is under stress, the body suffers, too. The psychological stress experienced during depression can reduce your body's ability to fight infection. Vaccinations are less effective in people with depression, also leaving them more vulnerable to illness.

But I can also say this, there have been some things to happen in my life where my heart hurt so bad from things going on that I really thought I would die. I never thought I would ever get past the things that happen, but I made a choice to seek help and go on.

Answer 2

Definite YES to your question and sincerely, I too have experienced the loss of a love like you describe that stayed with me every day and broke my heart for years. I am 55 and have experienced 3 mini-strokes - I am still alive but what I discovered while "dying" is that there is no regrets and no mistakes at all that exist in my life. And in translation (extension), I would suggest that you also will have no regrets or realize any mistakes once you are in the experience of death. The human brain takes all the judgement away once you are being lifted to the next plane of existence. The regret and doubt you are feeling is only going to hold you back from experiencing this life right now. Forgive yourself, forgive anyone you are judging and holding on to, and get on with the right NOW of your life and leave all the old stuff behind. If you have to, have a stroke or two and then it will be difficult to remember the old, bad stuff and life will look much simpler and clearer and you will be able to open your heart and mind and love more once all that old gunk is cleared out. If God wants you here, you will be rejected in your broken heart death experience and thrown back until you get the love in your life directed where God wants it to be.

It is mysterious and it is my experience. God speed you to your recovery.

Answer 3

Yes, I do. Wikipedia: "Heartbreak is usually associated with losing a family member or spouse, though losing a parent, child, pet, lover or close friend can all "break one's heart", and it is frequently experienced during grief and bereavement. The phrase refers to the physical pain one may feel in the chest as a result of the loss, although it also by extension includes the emotional trauma of loss even where it is not experienced as somatic pain. Although "heartbreak" ordinarily does not imply any physical defect in the heart, there is a condition known as "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy" (broken heart syndrome), where a traumatising incident triggers the brain to distribute chemicals that weaken heart tissue." I heard a message once that a pastor gave and he believed that Jesus died of a broken heart. When he was pierced on the side blood and water poured out.

Answer 4

Yes I believe you could, when my wife of 17 yrs ran off with a toyboy. I was a strapping 18 stone.I went down to 12 stone in 2 month. but the heartache you get is a physical pain that really hurts, and there is a clinic for the broken hearted on line. also both my grandparents on both sides died very close to each other.

Answer 5

YES! You can work yourself into such a depressive state that only you will be able to help yourself. If you have no desire to help yourself and the hurt is so bad that it is physically painful, it can be a very dangerous state to be in. Your body will start shutting down, loss of appetite, hormonal levels can change. Drug abuse or suicide can contribute to the eventual outcome if you do not consciously make some positive decisions but what caused the person to turn to drugs or alcohol or taking their own life. So you need to blame the origin, a broken heart.

Answer 6

yes , I seen it happen several times. The woman or man is so consumed with the heartbreak they neglect their own heath matters and die shorty there after. It happens with couples that have been married for a very long time, one dies, the other dies shorty there after. It may not be published in the New England journal of Science and Medicine , but it's a death of heart break all the same.

Answer 7

Yes
It is quite common
When a partner of many years passes on
Then it is common for the person remaining to give up on life and die shortly after (die of broken heart)
very sad but i think true

Answer 8

There's a little old graveyard in the middle of nowhere near a place called Fintry in Scotland. My friend and myself came across it accidentally one day when out walking. There's only a handful of graves in it and one made us both cry. It was dated early 1800s and I can't remember the names or dates so I'll just have to substitute them but the gravestone read - 'Here lies Mary who died age 18 August 1st and her son James who died aged 1 day August 2nd. Here lies also her husband John aged 21 who died of a broken heart August 3rd.

Answer 9

I know the pain of a broken heart !!!! Feelings are very powerful---depressed yes--die no---but when old people are married for a super long time and one dies sometimes the other one will also pass away---so who knows??? Hang in there!!!!!

Answer 10

Its taken a long time then in your case you a suffering from chronic heart ache not likely to kill you .
This lady has moved on and so must you. Its a pain in the heart or butt you have no choice get up get out and get a life