Take an Aspirin to Heal from a Bad Break-up: Study

Study found intake of aspirin helps people heal after going through a heart break.

Numerous relation experts say moving on or distracting oneself is the best way to nurse a broken heart. Many people find comfort and solace by giving themselves a generous treat of desserts and fatty food. But, a new study by the Columbia University suggests people to take two aspirins and not pour out their heart to friends and close ones to get over a bad break-up. The experts found that emotional pain one goes through after facing rejections in personal relations is the same as physical pain.

They gave painkiller medications to a group of people who had ended romantic ties. It was observed those who took pain killer drugs like ibuprofen were able to handle and overcome tough breakup better than those who didn't take aspirin. In addition, the researchers believe probing on the same matter again and again does not help but amplifies the problem for dejected lovers.

Majority of individuals who seek professional help and counselling services after a divorce or break up tend to feel even more depressed. These can be avoided by staying put and not repeatedly fretting about a negative experience.

"Take two aspirins and call me in the morning' would be a cold-hearted response to a friend's late-night report of fresh heartbreak, but it has a solid basis in the research," the authors write in the study, reports the Telegraph.

"Common wisdom suggests that if we thoroughly revisit our negative experiences to try to understand why they happened, we'll eventually be able to move on. However, new research is showing that some people only get worse by continuing to brood and ruminate. Self-distancing, in contrast, allows them to get a more objective view, without reactivating their pain, and helps them get past the experience," adds Water Mischel, study author and professor of psychology at the Columbia University, reports theGuardian.