Poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson famously said, “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” But sometimes the pain of heartbreak is just too much to bear, leaving us emotionally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A broken heart from an unwanted breakup can affect everything from your sleeping habits to your mood. (Photo: Getty Images) (Getty ...

Her family tried to break the terrible news gently. But within minutes of hearing of her brother's unexpected death, intense pain slashed through Sofie Lozano's chest as she broke down in shock and ...

The most common signs of broken heart syndrome are chest pain and shortness of breath. The condition can be caused by a distressing event as well as intense feelings like grief. Though it's short-term ...

For every woman who hugged a Valentine this year, there was a woman whose heart was breaking, literally. While we often hear of someone who dies of a broken heart, it appeared to be poignantly ...

People often feel pain from the loss of love, but in some cases a broken heart is not just an expression -- it can be an actual medical diagnosis. The technical term is stress cardiomyopathy or ...

In times of extreme unexpected stress, a person’s heart can change shape, causing chest pain and other symptoms of a heart attack but without clogged arteries. It’s called takotsubo cardiomyopathy or ...

If you’ve ever had your heart figuratively broken by someone, you know how unbelievably painful a break-up can be. Whether you’re an adolescent or well into adulthood, the ending of a romantic ...

Most often, we think of heartbreak as a certain sense of sadness and longing when a relationship ends that can only be stifled with pints of ice cream and the constant reassurance from close friends ...

Having a broken heart is more than just a pretty phrase or a cliché from romantic songs. It's that knot in your chest that you can't quite explain, that feeling of emptiness that shows up when someone ...

We all experience the pain of a broken heart at some point in our lives, and we each have our own ways of dealing with it. Some stew in their feelings until they move on, while others pretend it doesn ...