Can people die of a broken heart?

by Sister Jean Posted 2010/12/31 20:36:49

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. 2010/12/31 23:34:58

Undecided

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well, some people gets depressed after their heart is brokened, depression can lead to death
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sweetness 2011/01/09 21:07:45

Undecided

well its depend on the situation and when u have feelin for this person for so long,why wait? i mean if u ever fell in love with this person and u never tell them how u truely felt and u never know its might be to late and if u saw that same persone with someone, why didnt u tell them sooner? i mean why wait and waste of time that long? well its depend on the situation how ppl truely felt and can ppl die of the broken heart? well that depend love or not love....i have alot to say

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Yang 2011/01/07 13:44:20

Undecided

probably, because some people aren't strong enough that's why they commit suicide.

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Sour Patch Kids 2011/01/04 21:33:36

yes

It all depends on how in love you were and when its long and
it ends it leads to suicide

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tooner259 2011/01/03 18:38:35

yes

sure,

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misterz 2011/01/02 20:36:37

yes

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My grandmother died 12 hours after being told of my brothers death.

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XxX Maximum Max XxX 2011/01/02 18:12:34

yes

yes it happened with me from long time and i still dead

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Sister ... to XxX Max... 2011/01/02 18:15:10

+2
and typing spooky

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XxX Max... to Sister ... 2011/01/02 18:20:11

why

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XxXxX 2011/01/02 16:54:13

yes

Emotions are strong.

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Known 2011/01/02 08:39:53

yes

+1
Yeah ! I agree. When you start feeling someone is your world/life and if for some reason you both get seperated, you ofcourse are going to feel alone and sad. I am not blindly speaking, I've been through it.

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Sister ... to Known 2011/01/02 16:36:38

+1
and you're alive

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Known to Sister ... 2011/01/03 07:58:34

Because I have my family and I don't want them to go through any trouble because of my silly act...

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Caroline - fan of Audubon 2011/01/02 07:47:23

yes

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It not unusual for an elderly person who recently lost their long time spouse to die themselves shortly after. The stress can be overwhelming for them.

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MJ-Peti... to Carolin... 2011/01/04 19:16:40

I've heard that too Caroline....

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FireSnow 2011/01/02 07:34:36

yes

People die everyday under the craziest conditions which is why theres a show called "1000 ways to die". Some die due to the fault of others, their own fault, or it was just their time.

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MOMMA THOMAS 2011/01/02 06:14:22

yes

+1
....SEVERE DEPRESSION TRIGGERS ILLNESS.

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starguide 2011/01/02 05:59:29

Undecided

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many people live with a broken heart ... then .... they die

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Jerry 2011/01/02 05:40:17

no

unless they kill themselves

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Carabella to Jerry 2011/02/03 00:06:03

Not true. Grief, whether the person died, left, whatever, has a debilitating effect on the body.

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PatrickEvans 2011/01/02 04:37:59

yes

+1
too many have.

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Patriot 2011/01/02 04:13:30

yes

+1
Oh Yes! I have seen it several times!

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donna 2011/01/02 03:10:23

yes

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yes my great aunt died because her husband passed away and she passed a week later. she was extremely upset and heartbroken so we think she died of a "broken heart". who knows.

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Maria 2011/01/02 02:36:42

Undecided

depend on this person for instance an old guy broken heart that his long time 50 yrs wife passed away and then in couple of year he passed away... theory die of broke heart or not?...hard to say....

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☠Leaving Hope ☠ 2011/01/02 02:07:53

Undecided

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I believe it feels that way and I know even now that crushing feeling in your chest that comes from a sense of being unwanted or unloved by someone you care so much for. You feel as if your body is caving in on itself and functions such as breathing can temporarily become something you have to think about to do. That feeling of hopelessness and depression I believe takes a toll on the body maybe leading to heart attack or some other ailment. However you can repair it some with love, support and friendship from others. I find that some people have a knack for mending a broken heart.

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cнιвι cυρcαқєs ~*Λℓιcє*~ ♥♥ 2011/01/02 01:48:19

Undecided

They can commit suicide over it.

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EastIndianFemme 2011/01/02 01:43:09 (edited)

yes

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Yes, I have mentally and emotionally in my mind "died" of many broken-hearts, many-a-times!! I'm starting to think that love doesn't even exist anymore; it's just all fantasy that's a big let-down in the longrun!!

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Sister ... to EastInd... 2011/01/02 01:44:40

+2
my Mom and Dad were married 52 years.....Dad outlived Mom by 18 years dying at 90

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EastInd... to Sister ... 2011/01/02 01:52:11

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My mom's parents: her dad (my grandpa) died 13 years earlier 1st, then my grandma died at 93, October, 2002. Both my mom's parents were born in 1909. I miss my grandparents very much!! I think they were married for 40-something years [?] until he died.

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DEATHBY... to EastInd... 2011/01/02 20:46:42

+1
THAT SUCKS

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Carolin... to Sister ... 2011/01/02 07:58:48

+1
My maternal grandparents were together for almost 70 years. Gran went on to outlive pop another nine. I believe having a loving family be there and do things with the surviving parent takes away the loneliness. Gramps was a farmer who got up every morning at 5:30 to tend his fields. Gran was a stay at homer all her life and cooked the most hearty meals every day. Gramps died from a routine hospital operation and grannie fell, was put into hospital for tests and later died of pneumonia. I miss them dearly.

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Carabella to Sister ... 2011/02/03 00:07:26

My father died three years ago yesterday. My mother has handled widowhood better than I did at this stage.

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sweetness to EastInd... 2011/01/09 21:01:00

me to!

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FencerCat 2011/01/02 00:44:08

yes

+2
I guess they can, if they're so empty that they can only dwell on their loss.

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Sister ... to FencerCat 2011/01/02 00:46:42

+3
agree

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SillyLegs 2011/01/02 00:04:21

yes

+1
I've seen it happen. If it's bad enough, you can just lose the will to live and die for no visible reason. Kind of like Padme did in childbirth when Anakin crossed over to the dark side of the force.

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tikiteek 2011/01/02 00:00:36

yes

If you've been married forever. Other than that,I think weak people will die.

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Carabella to tikiteek 2011/02/03 00:08:57

No. Not just weak people. When love tears people apart, grief doesn't just affect the weak.

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tikiteek to Carabella 2011/02/03 15:42:39

I used to work in a nursing home,and I had a couple that were in thier 90's and very much in love,he got sick and died and a week later she was gone. What do you make of that?

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Carabella to tikiteek 2011/02/03 17:30:24

Grief is a very physical, mental and emotional trauma. It feels like a punch to the stomach. It doubles you over. I can't adequately describe the pain of it. Grief affects the body, the heart, the mind. When my husband died I thought I would die. Not thoughts of suicide, but just wanting to be wherever he was. I can relate to all of this.

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tikiteek to Carabella 2011/02/03 17:41:08

My junior high school sweetheart and I got sparated, When we went to different universities & I was grieving so much that I was vomitting.

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