Can you literally die of a broken heart?

Hey, PinkFloydFan. I really do believe that you can indeed die of a broken heart. I too have lost people who meant everything to me. My Dad. My favorite aunt. And the love of my life. Each time, I think that I really and truly just wanted to lay down and die. But I know that my Dad would have never wanted that. Same goes for my aunt. And the love of my life, well he was the one person who wanted more than anyone for me to be happy. We talked about it many times. So, after a very long time of grieving the losses, I just tried to visualize what those dear people would want. And I try to continue to do just that day by day. I am very sorry for your broken heart. Just by the words that you used, I can feel your pain. Just do your best. That's all. Nobody can ask more than that of you. Take it one day at a time, one step at a time. At your own pace. And one fine day, something will happen that will rock your world and set you back on the right path. I am not saying that you will just forget everything that has happened, but with time, it will just naturally seem to lighten up on you a bit. Day by day. So, just hang on, okay? The knots that you have in your heart will loosen. And even though it might not feel like it right this moment, you will find a loving and special place in your heart for all of the people that you have lost. I wish you all the best. We are all here for you whenever you need to talk about whatever is on your mind. Peace and Love kitkatgal

yes, i have. alex led me on so much..he told me he would never look at another girl the same way he looked at me. i told him that there were so many other girls though that that was impossible & he told me "yes, there's soo many girls. they are everywhere. but when i look through the crowd in the halls..i don't see the right one." my heart melted. i knew he loved me. & that he would wait for me. ..a week later, school starts. we were going to different colleges and i call him every chance i get. everything seems fine but soon he tells me that he's having feelings for his ex. of course, he doesn't want to hurt me though so if these feelings get stronger he would tell me & we would figure something out. i have always tried to have no expectations so my heart doesn't hurt so i tried not to think about either of the options. deep inside of me i knew he would fall for reilly though. she was so much better than me and everything. i was so jealous of her i couldn't take it. 3 days had passed and everything seemed the same. but i would ask him everyday if he was starting to feel more & everyday he would say no. but i told him it was okay if he did..i didn't want him to think that he had to lie to me so my feelings wouldn't get hurt. soon, he told me he did like her. & that he was going to ask her out in the next week. comes around to them going out. i loose my best friend and the man i love we still talk & he says im still his best friend but if he really was how could he do that to me how & why it's been about 7 months now & still everytime i talk to him my heart aches & i start to shake like im about to jump of the diving board [deathly afraid of heights] that's my story..

Definitely. Sometimes when it hurts so much that you can't bear it, you wonder why it hasn't stopped beating and how it can possibly go on. You almost want it to stop.

I think that if you do not have the means to let go of what and whoever caused your heart to break, then you can get so down and physically make yourself very ill. If this continues for along time then definately it can kill you. Its an awful thought, but I think you can die of a broken heart...........because you dont know how to mend it.

I've felt this pain numerous times and maybe my situation is different from yours but I seem to think that I should give up on love yet they say the best feeling in the world is to love or be loved. So now I have a question and it's how do we avoid a broken heart?