As if college wasn't stressful enough with the difficulties of adjusting to new places, lack of finances, new friends, maintaining grades, sleep and a social life, every person at this age has thought about themselves "Holy Heavens, the next ten years of my life will make or break me." In our society we are expected to go to school or find a career to earn money. All of this is done for personal reasons, but for most people it is ultimately done with the goal of one day being successful and having a family. It seems natural that, as young, naive adults entering the world, we would be curious to dabble in relationships to potentially find a peer to make the American Dream a reality. The whole dating relationship game is a process of trial and error, so it's natural that some relationships just don't work out. In the midst of searching for yourself and trying to figure out life, where you'll end up next, what school you'll go to or job you'll have, or meeting new people who fit your lifestyle, heartbreak is inevitable. It has to happen. For some, the heartbreak is too much to bear after the first real blow to the heart. Some vow to never love again, or ever enter into another relationship knowing that this fatal pain would be difficult to bear once again. The depression was simply unbearable and seemingly impossible to overcome. But is it possible? Is this heartbreak really just a state of mind or do we as humans actually experience physical pain? When we get physically hurt, the anterior cingulate cortex is stimulated. The anterior cingulate cortex is the same part of the brain that is stimulated when you feel emotional pain. This makes it seem more likely that emotional pain and physical pain aren't that different... middle of the paper... threshold at which they shoot. Because of this, we begin to build a more romantic and carefree worldview, as if we see everything through rose-colored glasses when we are in love. Simply put, we love being in love. It's an incredible drug. Everything seems inevitable: the love, the heartbreak, the attraction to other people. It seems impossible not to desire a special someone because of the effects they have on us biologically. It's like a destiny we can't escape because science doesn't allow us to. So how can we help settle the pain of love and breakups? Studies show that people suffering from depression due to a breakup or loneliness do not want to participate in socializing, but the best thing for people suffering from this is to surround themselves with family and friends. Support and interactions with people are the best cure for a wounded heart.