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Hearts Actually Can Break
DesScorp writes "It seems that there's a grain of truth to one old wives' tale; it turns out that you really can die of a broken heart, especially if you're a post-menopausal woman. The Wall Street Journal reports on a phenomena called 'broken-heart syndrome,' which often occurs after great emotional distress. Quoting: 'In a conventional heart attack, an obstructed artery starves the heart muscle of oxygenated blood, quickly resulting in the death of tissue and potentially permanently compromising heart function. In contrast, the heart muscle in broken-heart-syndrome patients is stunned in the adrenaline surge and appears to go into hibernation. Little tissue is lost.' In the article a doctor notes, 'The cells are alive, but mechanically or electrically disabled.' Documented cases track heart attacks in people with seemingly healthy hearts after the grief of the death of a loved one. Intense feelings can cause the heart actually to change shape. Doctors call this 'tako-tsubo,' after the Japanese phrase for 'octopus trap,' so called because the syndrome was first identified by a Japanese doctor who noticed the strange shape in the left ventricle. Doctors note that while strong emotions like grief are usually associated with the syndrome, stress or a migraine can also trigger such heart attacks."
You can heal from such traumatic events by using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). EFT is an emotional, needle-free version of acupuncture that is based on new discoveries regarding the connection between the body's subtle energies, emotions, and health. The post-heart-break electrical inactivity in the heart mentioned in TFA is caused by electrical blocks caused by the heart-breaking trauma. With EFT you can remove those blocks in a matter of minutes and free yourself of those painful emotions forever. Be warned, though, the effect is usually permanent and you will never feel that pain about that particular traumatic event after applying EFT on it.
You can learn EFT in 10 minutes from this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekLCV-A3Aks
Here's the official EFT website, where you can download the EFT manual for free:
http://www.emofree.com/
We don't care.
And if it had really broken twice like in the article and you're still alive then you must be a cheerleader called Claire Bennet.
Excuse me, but did you get lost on your way to bigpussies.com?
And as far as it "hurting in a place where your heart is" when that girl got away from you, it wasn't emotional pain.
It was the tae kwon do kick she gave you to the solar plexus when she finally recovered from the effects of the Rohypnol.
I'm sorry about losing your Moms, but between you and me she thought you were a big pussy too.
You are welcome on my lawn.
Man you really *sniff* suffered. None of us have been there *sniff* but I know if we had it would haunt us for like, years.
Your story *sniff*, its just so moving *sniff*.
Did I ever tell you about the time *sniff* my hamster died when I was 5? *sob*
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