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79. The psychology of breakups

The Psychology of your 20s

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The Effects of Breakup on the Brain

Science shows that getting our heart broken is very much comparable to real physical pain. MRI scans on the brain have shown that the withdrawal of romantic love activates the same parts of the brain which are triggered when you're in physical pain. That's why although there may not be something causing us an explicit physical injury, we still feel the sting of a breakup and the sting of heartbreak mentally.

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