365 - Heartbreak and Recovery
Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships
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How to Deal With Heartache and Heartbreak
A 2011 study found that the parts of the brain associated with physical pain lit up when people looked at pictures of their ex. A 2010 study found that under an MRI scanner, the brains of heart sick people can resemble the brains of those experiencing cocaine withdrawal. The researchers theorize that this may explain why some of us feel and act a bit wild after a bad breakup.
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