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Why horror movies can be healing, breakups feel like drug withdrawal, & attachment styles can be dangerous
Why do breakups hurt so much? Because neurologically, heartbreak looks almost identical to drug withdrawal. In a landmark 2010 fMRI study, Helen Fisher and her colleagues showed that the brains of the recently rejected l...
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Why horror movies can be healing, breakups feel like drug withdrawal, & attachment styles can be dangerous is an episode from CLEANING UP THE MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf by Dr. Caroline Leaf. Why do breakups hurt so much? Because neu...
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Published Jun 10, 2026, 45:22 long, audio available.
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