0_Apprentice
I am just devastated!  My boyfriend broke up with me last night!  I'm still crying!
1_Wizard
Thank you for sharing. I'm sorry to hear that. It sounds like you have the metaphorical "broken heart"... with all that intense emotional, maybe even physical, stress and pain you're probably feeling.
0_Apprentice
It just hurts so much!  Why did he have to break my heart?  Metaphorically or otherwise!  Will I ever get over it?
1_Wizard
It what makes you a part of the human race, having those feelings.. it's a cross-cultural concept that's been around for at least 3,000 years when talking about losing someone you desire, or who you loved. Time heals all wounds, as they say. But there is such a thing as "broken heart syndrome," where physical damage happens to the heart. You should monitor yourself closely if you don't start feeling better with time.
0_Apprentice
I couldn't even go to work today, I am so stressed! I hate him!!  I know that time will help, but right now I am so miserable!
1_Wizard
Well.. take some positive stock in what you're feeling. That emotional pain you're feeling from your broken heart--not only is it natural, but it's believed to be part of the survival instinct. Your body wants you to maintain your close social relationships, and you feel pain when they're lost. It's classic "social-attachment system" theory. You're human!
0_Apprentice
Well I'm glad I'm human, but my jerk boyfriend sure isn't! 
1_Wizard
Haha. Good point. Well, like I've been trying to say, it's a universal concept, and many cultures use the same word to describe the physical pain and feelings that come with their relationship loss. Throughout time, they made it through okay, and I'm sure you will, too.
0_Apprentice
Yeah, you're probably right.  He just better not be seeing someone else!
1_Wizard
We still haven't narrowed don the neurological processes involved, funny enough, of how we view heartache. But at least we know it involves  involve the anterior cingulate cortex of the brain, which during stress may overstimulate the vagus nerve causing pain, nausea or muscle tightness in the chest. So, just monitor the symptoms.