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.
Breakups and heartache are a universal experience in our 20’s. But what exactly happens to our minds, our bodies and our emotions at the end of a relationship? This week we will break down the psychology and the science behind breakups, heartbreak and moving on. We will explore the theory of withdrawal, stages of grief, conditioning and the psychology behind why ‘no contact’ really does work to hopefully provide some solace to all the heartbroken out there on what exactly a breakup does to our psychology.
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