How heartbreak affects your health. So you fell in love. But things didn’t end up the way you expected .. now your confidence has been rocked .. How could he not love me? Am I not good enough? What did I do wrong? I asked few girls how heart break affected their health: “When I’m angry I eat. Because I can get hugged on the inside by food. It’s so much internal stress that the motivation to keep it together is utilized more than on your own. “ -Samar H. "Heartbreak made me no