“There is nothing else in the human experience that could drive a perfectly reasonable person crazy,” explains psychologist Guy Winch in his Ted Talk. How to mend a broken heart talk about the pain of a broken heart. We all know this very well, we know the terrible feeling of loss, panic, physical pain, despair that comes after the end of a love affair. This can seem like a real torture, from which it is not easy to get out and the more terrible the younger we are and without the tools to cope with it. The first heartbreak is never forgotten, and in some ways it determines how we deal with subsequent relationships. Here because The New Zealand government has decided to launch a campaign to help young people recover from the end of a love affair.

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“Resenting a breakup is a normal part of human life, but the way we react can hurt us even more or even hurt us and others,” New Zealand’s campaign website says. love better for which $4 million was allocated. In particular, the Minister of Social Development Priyanja Radhakrishnan contributes to this: “Over 1,200 young kiwis have told us they need support to get through their first experience of love and pain.”, he explained, “the end of a relationship is a common problem.” In a government survey of young New Zealanders, 68% of respondents reported above average pain during a breakup: insomnia, inability to concentrate, anger, lack of appetite – all symptoms that can become difficult to manage As part of the campaign, a telephone, SMS and e-mail helpline was opened, managed by Youth linean organization specializing in supporting 12-24 year olds.

At the heart of the New Zealand initiative is the idea that the pain of a broken heart should never be underestimated. “The consequences of a breakup,” the government website says, “may include self-harm, depression, substance abuse, risky sexual behavior, violence, and coercion, including blackmail, jealousy and revenge, possessiveness, and stalking.” The risk lies in the fact that the inability to manage their emotions leads to aggressive behavior towards themselves and others.. The campaign “will support young people in recognizing and acknowledging their pain and turning it into something positive for themselves, including normalizing and removing the stigma associated with seeking help.”