Can a person actually die of a 'broken heart'?

I have heard the phrase "He (She) died of a broken heart. " Is it actually possible without having a health issue that evolved from grief?(ei. Not eating, overeating, killing oneself) Asked by Avalon 46 months ago Similar questions: person die 'broken heart' Lifestyle > Relationships.

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Yes they can. I watched it happen... I had a great aunt that had a very difficult life. Her first husband was killed in WWII and her baby was stillborn.

Late in life she married a wonderful guy she had dated for many years. They were very happy together and built a house in the country. I thought the world of him and he had the skills to help my mother build a home as well as helping many others.

On an ordinary day, he went out to his garage to work on a project, had a sudden heart attack, and dropped dead. She was devastated but being the take-charge person she was, she supervised all the many details of his estate and the funeral. On the day of the funeral in a small church with an attached graveyard, when the ceremony ended, she asked me to take her out to the casket.It was raining and she wanted to make sure they closed the vault and the grave properly, she was very concerned with water getting into the casket.

As I stood there holding the umbrella, she turned to me and stated flatly, "Within a year, you will be back here to bury me. " I took it to be grief because she was a very healthy woman, full of energy and drive. Almost to the day, she suddenly became ill and died.

I was back there just as she said. When I asked my mother what was wrong with her, my mother said, "nothing -- there was absolutely nothing wrong with her -- she died of a broken heart." After I thought it over, I realized that she was right.

There had just been one too many tragedies in her life and she just wanted to be with her love.

Yes, definitely. We all have health issues-- we just may not know them yet. We have faulty genes with predilections towards failure that can become apparent at any time given the right environmental stimuli.

You can be so devastated that you truly 'give up' and don't care about anything anymore. And something that is the reverse of the Placebo effect happens-- any bits of you that were not 100% healthy can become poor. Just the anxiety/panic attacks alone from grief is enough to give an already weak heart serious problems, even if you never knew it was weak to begin with.

Ever notice how some elderly people die shortly after the death of the their spouse? There's a lot the mind can do to your biochemistry. In fact, the connection is so strong that brain surgery clinical trials must be accompanied by a 'control' cohort where a group of people get holes drilled in their head, but no actual therapy.

Placebo brain surgery can work well for a while. However, I don't think that one can necessarily 'think themselves well' nor can they think themselves 'to death'. But our bodies are imperfect and fragile.

Your emotions can exploit the weaknesses you never realized you had, and make you sick.

I believe so I personally think it is possible. I have seen many examples throughout my life where one spouse will pass and with in a very short time the remaining spouse will also pass. Too many times to be just coincidence.

Maybe the strength to go on goes away or not being able to cope without the other is too over whelming but I feel there is some kind of connection. I do know when a person goes through a stressful event certain chemicals are released into the body. Some of these natural chemicals can be harmful especially to one"s heart.

Many times the effects will not be seen during the particular event, but a short time after. If I remember correctly adrenalin is one such chemical. For example, a tiger chases a deer and the deer gets a burst of adrenalin in order to escape, this shot of adrenalin saves it"s life but in the long haul I think it has caused some damage to him.

This is why when people go through long periods of stressful events like a divorce or a death in the family many times that person"s health will suffer. Adrenalin is not the only chemical released during a stressful event there are many ,I only used it as an example.

I think so my grandma wanted to die after my grandpa did. She tried having surgery, hoping something would go wrong or she wouldn't heal. She did better than she thought she would.

Later she just all of a sudden just started to die. Gurgled and died. Everyone believes it was due to a broken heart.

She was married for 50+ years.

From physical manifestation,absolutely having 30 yrs,working in hospitals,i have witnessed it first hand. A spouse dies,the surviving spouse may have been the picture of perfect health,and is dead within 3 months. "the will to live" is nothing to be taken lightly.

Sources: old age .

" "about a girl sent to an orphanage when her parents die in a fire that she started but only one person knows. He is a P. I" "how old are you?

+ how old do you think you will be before you die?" "How do YOU exit relationships? " "why do I have to die" "When did the last person born in th 1700s die?

About a girl sent to an orphanage when her parents die in a fire that she started but only one person knows. He is a P.I.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.