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What is heartbreak?

It's the broken feeling a teenager experiences after a relationship has ended. This can happen when a breakup is sudden, when he/she finds out that their significant other has been cheating on them, or when a first love relationship has ended.

This experience can also occur in other situations that do not include romantic relationships, such as “the loss of a loved one, a partner, a friend and [even] a close pet”.   Heartbreak is bound to last for a while and the feelings he/she gets from it are always the same— loss, heaviness, emptiness, and sadness. 

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When an individual is suffering through a broken heart, there are different emotional stages he or she may go through. These stages are also stages of grief and are similar to the stages one confronts when suffering through the death of a loved. The main stages are: shock and...  Read more

When coping with heartbreak, there are many methods a teenager can use— healthy and unhealthy. Healthy coping methods are “positive skills” in which one uses to help one when facing stress and emotional conflicts. Unhealthy coping methods are methods that...  Read more

Stages of a Heartbreak

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Coping Methods

Heartbreak can lead to many long term effects; depression is one. Prolonged changes in sleeping and eating habits after a breakup can also be signs and symptoms of depression. Depression is a very serious medical condition and can lead to other issues such as suicide...  Read more

 

At what point should I seek for help?

References:

  1. Cox, A. (2008). The science behind heartbreak. Science 2.0 Join the Revolution. Retrieved from http://www.science20.com/variety_tap/science_behind_heartbreak-33900

  2. Lyness, D. (2010). Getting over a break-up. Teens Health from Nemours. Retrieved from http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/broken_heart.html

 

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