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Has a heart ever been broken LITERALLY or only figuratively? Has yours?

Posted - August 29, 2018
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  • 44765
    Not really broken, but an artery was clogged.
      August 29, 2018 11:40 AM MDT
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  • 10798

    The heart is a muscle, therefore it doesn't break it tears (from a puncture, a clogged artery, etc.).  If one literally took out their heart and dropped it on the floor, it wouldn't break but simply go "plop".
    Stress, however, can cause a heart to malfunction or even stop.  Grief and sadness are major stressors.
    The "broken heart" most people get is not referring to the muscle, but rather to one's "inner self".  

    Strangely enough, I have never experienced a "broken heart" (figuratively speaking).  I've been sad on occasions, but I never considered that I had a "broken heart".

      August 29, 2018 11:51 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    My dad died in 1960 and I couldn't stop crying for six months Shuhak. I think that's as close as I ever got to experiencing a "broken heart". It affected me in a not very-nice way. I'd see a family with a dad and felt resentful. Now that's ridiculous and shameful but I couldn't help it. I was 20 so I was an adult. Bad form. He died so unexpectedly. He was in his mid-50's. We had no time to prepare for it. When my mom died she was in her mid-90s and in failing health for a few years so we knew and in fact the quality of her life had deteriorated so much that we thought it was a blessing in a weird way. The only other "heartbreak" was when we had to put our beloved cat TIGGER down last year. July 25, 2017 but who remembers? Pet lovers will understand. Our kids are grown and out on their own but we still have a lot of love to give and so Tigger was our "baby" for 12 years. He adopted us. He was a stray. He was a family member with the same status as Jim and me. We've had other pets before but we had kids at the time so you don't get so attached or have the time to invest. But when you're older and retired you do focus more on then and you know intellectually that you will probably outlive them but when that day comes it is devastating. Thank you for your reply! :)
      August 30, 2018 4:43 AM MDT
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