"She says, "I can actually feel my heart breaking." She comes to see me when she feels utterly hopeless and tells me, "I just don't know what I'm supposed to do now." How does a broken heart heal? Or perhaps we should ask if we can heal a broken heart. And if so, how? I tell Morgan that she is not alone in her suffering and that she will recover."
"Sometimes it helps to just scream, as a client told me she did, by sitting in her car with the windows rolled up. Or sit in silence if that helps you release. As you feel your feelings, try to label them. Morgan says, "I feel abandoned," "I feel angry," and "I feel powerless." Naming your feelings somehow calms the brain."
Allowing oneself to feel sadness, grief, and pain is a necessary first step because avoidance prolongs healing. Release can occur through crying, journaling, vocalizing emotion, or sitting in silence, while labeling emotions helps calm the brain. A broken heart often reflects a ruptured attachment and can be experienced like physical pain, including grief for lost possibilities as well as the person. Grounding practices reduce rumination about past mistakes and future fears. Recovery combines psychological strategies, self-compassion, and practical actions, and reassurance that pain is not permanent supports gradual healing.
Read at Psychology Today
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