SAEDNEWS: Emotional heartbreak related to grief or loss can have real and serious medical consequences that require immediate attention.
According to SaedNews, as reported by Asr Iran, research shows that the immune system of individuals experiencing emotional heartbreak becomes weaker. Studies indicate that people facing emotional heartbreak have increased blood pressure, faster heart rates, and weakened immune systems. Australian scientists found that emotional issues, particularly heartbreak, can even lead to death. A research team from the University of Sydney Medical School studied 80 adults who had recently experienced emotional heartbreak. Their findings revealed that many individuals suffer from despair and depression, sleep disturbances, and loss of appetite following emotional heartbreak. Additionally, specific physiological changes occur in the body during this period, increasing the risk of heart attacks.
Scientists examining the health of individuals who recently lost a loved one due to divorce or similar reasons found that these individuals have significantly higher blood pressure and faster heart rates compared to others. Their immune systems and blood clotting mechanisms undergo substantial changes.
These changes typically occur within the first six months of emotional heartbreak. Scientists believe that one reason some people die or suffer severe illnesses and heart attacks a few months after their spouse's death is due to these changes.
The connection between emotional and physical health is not new. Researchers have been investigating this topic for decades to understand the changes that occur in humans after emotional distress.
Many experts believe that an individual's emotional and mental state can be a reliable predictor of their future health and the likelihood of developing specific diseases.
Approximately 40 years ago, scientists identified various life events and their impact on health, assigning scores based on their intensity and influence on emotional and physical well-being. Lower scores were assigned to events like vacations or speeding tickets, which received scores of 13 and 11, respectively. Higher scores were given to events like feeling useless, divorce, and the death of a spouse, which received scores of 47, 73, and 100, respectively.
Scientists suggest that by summing the scores of these events over the past two years, individuals can estimate their future health risk. For example, a score between 0 and 150 indicates a low risk of illness, 151 to 299 indicates a moderate risk, and a score above 300 signifies a high risk of developing various diseases, including heart attacks.
These studies do not imply that individuals with high scores will inevitably get sick or that those with low scores are immune to illness. However, research indicates that these assessments can provide a good measure of one's emotional and mental state and overall health.
Another topic that has recently garnered attention is the link between a stressful life and cancer. Studies show that a stressful life can severely weaken the immune system, significantly increasing the risk of cancer.
Research published by the UK Cancer Research Center indicates that stress from domestic violence, gambling, the loss of a loved one due to divorce or death, and emotional heartbreak can increase the risk of cancer and cause cancer recurrence in patients previously diagnosed with the disease.
