Being dumped by a lover can be so traumatic it can actually be heart-stopping, new research shows.
Dutch scientists have found that romantic rejection and other psychological pain can make your heart stop momentarily, The Daily Mail reports.
The more rejected we feel the slower the heart rate becomes.
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Scientists at the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University in the Netherlands conducted the study by testing the heart rate of volunteers when rejected by others.
It shows the brain uses some of the same regions to process physical and emotional pain, affecting the nervous system as well as hurting your feelings.
It explains why some people are unable to eat or sleep after a break-up.
