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by CuriousGTime on November 3rd, 2004

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Has anyone ever died of a broken heart?

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  • by MP1116 on November 5th, 2004

    MP1116

    Technically, yes. Many people have died of broken hearts.

    The grief and emotional distress of a break-up has caused MANY people to commit suicide. Break-ups are among one of the leading causes of suicides in the country. in a more somewhat unrelated aspect of dying of a broken heart, the distress and emotion of losing a loved one (death, etc) can cause people to be so overwhelmed with sadness and grief that they begin to suffer physically.

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  • by chicago on September 19th, 2007

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    My mother had cancer and died and only 13 hours later my father died of a massive heartattack. When My Mother died it was as though something left my father emotionally and mentally. The only case they could give him is that he died of a broken heart. This was the worst day in my life thus far however, I know that they both loved each other to death. I just never thought it was possible until it happened to my own parents. and for the simple fact that they were interacial couple they had to go through so much adversity that their love grew strong. They taught us kids what love was really all about.

    From: Caleb
    Chicago, Illinois

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  • by Jake K. on December 21st, 2007

    Jake K.

    Kind of a late response, but better late than never.

    I believe that people can die of a broken heart. Sometimes it's from suicide, but when I hear someone died of a broken heart, I think about someone who died without any apparent cause. I believe that, especially with the elderly or someone of poor health, a person can experience so much stress, their bodies just can't take it and shut down.

    Of course, this goes along with the theory of the elderly going when they feel they need to. I've come across numerous cases of elderly people dying after a happy moment or day in their life. I truly believe that will power has a much greater effect on the body than we think.

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  • by Anonymous on December 21st, 2007

    Anonymous

    Yes some older people who have been married for many years ...and when one died the other followed soon after.

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  • by schmee2369 on May 28th, 2009

    schmee2369

    Yeah, ya know it happens alot. When a couple has grown old togather, and 1 dies...usually the other follows along soon after that. ...also the same with animals, often when a loved owner dies, the animal passes along shortly after that...its just a connection, and when 1 is missed so greatly...their own purpose becomes less than.

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  • by bugsonline on May 28th, 2009

    bugsonline

    there is a medical term for it....

    Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (also known as broken-heart-syndrome)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takotsubo_cardiomyopathy#Treatment

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  • by Anonymous on December 5th, 2008

    Anonymous

    My uncle passed away about 3 years ago, that left my aunt devastated they had been married over 30 years, not long after my uncle passed (about 3 months) my aunts Father passed away, this left her to take care of her Mother and she was still grieving over my uncle, it had been 3 years and she would tell my Mother, what will I do without him, I just cant go on without him, this was just the other day- My gosh, it has been 3 years! Well, her Mother passed last week on Nov 30, and while at the funeral home making the arrangments for the viewing, my aunt had a massive heart attack and died, right there at the funeral home. We are all in shock because other than her grieving heart, there was nothing wrong with her, she was 65 and healthy... so we thought! I sincerly think she died from a broken heart!

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  • by contraryone on March 27th, 2008

    contraryone

    yes!! An ex coworker of mine's sister grieved so much after the death of her mother she soon died. I could see how it could happen.

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  • by PandaGirl on December 21st, 2007

    PandaGirl

    Yea my grandmother deid of one my grandfather deid like 3 weeks later my grandmother told me she couldnt live with out him any more it was sad to hear i told her i kinda understand i said goodbye she told me not to tell any one and a day later she passed away....:)no worry's she will always be with me and so will my grandfather i miss them :(

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  • by Anonymous on June 25th, 2006

    Anonymous

    Its actually possible to die of ONLY a broken heart. It stems from the flight or fight responce. It affects mainly women (this is not understood why) and usually people with already damaged hearts (of 20 people 19 were female and over 70. one was 27 though)

    Anyhow, when shocked, the heart creats adrenalyn and other bio-chemicals. combined with an already weak heart from Heart disease, or just old age, this can shock the heart into a pseudo-heart attack. It doesn't stop the heart, but renders it completely useless. You should do a search on a major search engine for "dying from a broken heart" and read the medical reports. Very interesting.

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  • by WHITE BEAR on February 23rd, 2006

    WHITE BEAR

    I guess a broken heart could kill you.If you were happy with someone you loved for 20 years for example, and it ended suddenly and abruptly the emotional shock could be so extreme as to stop your heart physically in rare instances.
    A very severe broken heart later in life could propel one into depression and poor eating and thus theoretically shorten ones life span.
    Once after a severe emotional shock I was aware of a crushing sensation and physical chest pains.If this went on too long it could cause health problems I think.

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  • by sm00z on May 28th, 2009

    sm00z

    I have seen quite a few guys drink themselves to death and unrequited love is probably at the top of the list for why these guys let themselves go and diminish themselves.:(

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  • by Gicomeng on May 28th, 2009

    Gicomeng

    At least one every minute.

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  • by whyme on May 28th, 2009

    whyme

    Yes.I have.I lost someone I love and can't get back and I live day to day without really careing much.Sad eh? thats how I'd see

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  • by Karen Anne Queen of AB on May 28th, 2009

    Karen Anne Queen of AB

    +5. Not since duct tape was invented,that thar stuff will fix anything

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  • by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on September 19th, 2007

    DA BEN DAN yanggui zi

    I think many people have.

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  • by domino on December 21st, 2007

    domino

    not that i know of

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  • by Mikey1202 on October 29th, 2006

    Mikey1202

    I am.

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  • by LoveYouMore on July 30th, 2010

    LoveYouMore

    parations and for almost a month i was extremely happy. I was planning a 20 hour drive to die. I planned to die where my husband was buried since i will be laid to rest there and it would save my children the cost that i now am burdened with of funeral costs. I believe it was divine intervention that God allowed my husband to send me one more message.I hated hearing what i did as my plans had to change and i was within days of it all ending. The message was, if i chose to take my life we would not be together and i would be more lost then i am now. I felt i was already in hell and it couldnt be worse. it is still hard to imagine it can be. i was glad to learn that it is possible to die of a broken heart, i feel that is what is happening to me. along with the heart is a broken mind. they definately go together. i only pray it is soon.

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  • by LoveYouMore on July 30th, 2010

    LoveYouMore

    I now know they can after reading the medical articles. I lost my husband 141 days ago. We were married 35 years together 3 and been together since i was 14. The stress the undiscribable pain. and grief makes you feel like you might go insane. The will to live no longer exists. Nothing in a bottle pills or alcohol will help and the people that say give it time, just havent been there. I always believed I would die with or right after my husband. you have no idea how long 141 days are when your life depends on it. I had every intention of ending my own life shortly after his death. I made plans and preparations and for almost a month i was extremely happy. I was planning a 20 hour drive to die. I planned to die where my husband was buried since i will be laid to rest there and it would save my children the cost that i now am burdened with of funeral costs. I believe it was divine intervention that God allowed my husband to send me one more message.I hated hearing what i did as my plans had to change and i was within days of it all ending. The message was, if i chose to take my life we would not be together and i would be more lost then i am now. I felt i was already in hell and it couldnt be worse. it is still hard to imagine it can be. i was glad to learn that it is possible to die of a broken heart, i feel that is what is happening to me. along with the heart is a broken mind. they definately go together. i only pray it is soon.

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  • by dr james on March 27th, 2008

    dr james

    generally, only if its broken with a pistol , knife, or impalled by something

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  • by icemunkirevolution@h on June 17th, 2008

    icemunkirevolution@h

    if fiction counts, padme amidala died of a broken heart in star wars episode III: Revenge of the sith!

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  • by Monkeyhead on February 17th, 2009

    Monkeyhead

    Two of my uncles commited suicide, both of them because of their wifes cheated on them. So they did. Hmm..

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  • by oakmontowls on May 28th, 2009

    oakmontowls

    one of my dogs died from my great grandfather dieing

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  • by Dr Serg on February 16th, 2009

    Dr Serg

    Well technically you can....but in a form of speech...a broken heart can lead to depression and or trauma. Mentally and physically you just dont feel right. When someone breaks your heart, you don't have a desire to live which makes you soul and character die inside. The only way to come back from the dead is is you mentally recover from this incident.

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  • by Anonymous on December 5th, 2008

    Anonymous

    Yes, I believe that my grandfather died of a broken heart. After my grandmother died, my grandfather was not the same. He had no interest in anything, and it was only a few short weeks following the death of my grandmother that my grandfather followed suit and died. I believe that he lost interest in living all together after he lost his wife, and indeed died of a broken heart.

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  • by MissLou on December 5th, 2008

    MissLou

    Yes but this is suicide. Very weak people.

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  • by leonardbiblitz on January 15th, 2010

    leonardbiblitz

    Broken heart has been interpreted as the physical manifestation of living 'without a heart', that is, w/o adequate attention to emotion/feelings. It's been argued that contemporary life and the crazy priorities we set ourselves to earn the daily bread and butter require us to steel ourselves against our higher selves with often fatal consequences in the form of heart attack/stroke.

    I think many women and men grow despondent and heart-broken over the commercialization of sex, which certainly kills intimacy http://www.askbiblitz.com/nosex.php.

    And it's not uncommon for those married happily for many years to die within a few days and even hours of one another.

    But generally speaking, a truly loving heart, one that has truly and fully loved another, will honor the beloved and the experience by seeking fairly soon a new love with whom to recreate the same happiness.

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