Heartbreak

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In the book Heartbreak she has reviewed recent research including her own studies on the heartbreak phenomenon as well as the symptom of social-emotional pain, intrusive thoughts, dreams and insomnia, crying, loneliness, depression, anxiety, and anger and the various therapies for heartbreak, as well as chapters on recovery, forgiveness and finding love again. The appendices to her book include several writing exercises for recovering and quotes from recommended books. Data are recently accruing on the symptoms and longer term effects of heartbreak or the 'broken heart syndrome'. What little scientific literature there is on underlying biochemical, physiological and neurophysiological mechanisms of heartbreak shows that different parts of the brain light up on fMRIs during heartbreak, and some therapeutic activities can reduce the symptoms. Those data are important because they suggest potential physical damage from persistent, unrelenting heartache and the need for freeing yourself and moving on. So, this book is an attempt to let you know those data. It is not a therapeutic book like 'Eat, Pray and Love' and it is not a humorous book like 'He's Just Not That Into You'. But it hopefully is informative about the 'broken heart syndrome' and ways to work on a cure for that syndrome to hopefully never experience it again soon. -- Publisher