Ever heard of the broken heart syndrome? Maybe or maybe not. Let’s assume you have heard of it, then have you heard of takotsubo cardiomyopathy? I bet no. They both have one thing in common, a broken heart is involved.

If you are already in your 3rd decade of life( I mean in your 20s) then you most likely have experienced heartbreak. If not, it is coming and my friend, brace yourself for the impact that comes with it.
Heartbreaks from romantic relationships are more often than not when the involved parties go their different ways when neither is ready. The emotion, time and effort invested might not have been reciprocated and this is what hurts most. Some people say it hurts like a stab by a frozen dagger or a step on a hot nail. I doubt any of the people have been stabbed by even a kitchen knife but the comparison passes the message across, a heartbreak hurts!

Almost a year ago, a friend of mine got her worst break up in her twenty-one years of existence. For two weeks straight she didn’t leave her room, she didn’t pick her calls, she barely took a shower and she ate almost a tonne of crisps, the cheese and onions flavoured ones that she detests. I guess this is how heartbreak is scripted to go but not everyone flows by the script.
According to BBC, one study claims it takes around 3 months, 11 weeks to be precise, for a person to feel more positive about their break up and move on. However, heartbreak is not a rule and if it was, then this one is meant to be broken.

Nevertheless, that is beside the point. Heartbreak in some severe cases is a clinical condition that in some needs hospitalization. Going through a heartbreak is a stressful situation that elicits extreme emotions. For a moment you are happy, elated even, that you are finally free to flee from your allegedly toxic partner. In the next, you are miserable and downhearted when you wake up to no ‘Good morning Babe‘ text or when your anniversary passes or when their favourite songs play on the radio.
For the first few weeks or months, the body is pulled to the extremes; towards a happy end, a sad end and worse to an angry end. In the angry end, you feel like committing homicide and hopefully getting away with it. You feel that your former partner does not deserve happiness and it is your sole mission to ensure only sadness trails his being.
The extreme happy and sad have a way of disarranging your body. There is a surge of stress hormones, such as adrenaline, which are thought to temporarily disrupt the heart’s normal pumping function- the broken heart syndrome. This syndrome can mimic a heart attack.

Just imagine it this way, crying your heart out over a guy or a lady and then in the literal sense they give you a heart attack. I bet to think your heart deserves better.

Valentines is this Sunday. You may not be sure whether your heart is ready to hold whatever is thrown at it. My advice, leave some space for disappointment, it wouldn’t hurt to be surprised.

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Hello lovelies🌟

The next time your friend has a heart break, tell them about Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. They will respect you more😅🤣.

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^Faith❤