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Can going through a breakup really make us fall sick?

Can going through a breakup really make us fall sick?

Update: 2025-01-08
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Restless sleep, a hollow feeling inside and the sting of heartbreak; most of us have been through that kind of ordeal at least once in our lives.

Let’s be honest: when it comes to your career and work life, a breakup doesn’t exactly bring out the best in your productivity. And at work, you can’t always afford to be distracted. Earlier in 2024, a Filipino lawmaker proposed an unexpected solution: a proposal to introduce a period of so-called “heartbreak leave”.

How would heartbreak leave work? Is that a bit much for just a breakup? What exactly happens to the body? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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Can going through a breakup really make us fall sick?

Can going through a breakup really make us fall sick?

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