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Mar 2022
29m 44s

Why heartbreak hurts so bad

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If you’re lucky enough to have fallen in love at some point in your life, you’ve  probably also had your heart broken. The experience can be excruciating, protracted, disorienting … but can it cause you lasting psychological – even physical – harm?   
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