Guy Winch: How to fix a broken heart
גיא ווינץ': איך לרפא לב שבור.
Guy Winch asks us to take our emotional health as seriously as we take our physical health -- and explores how to heal from common heartaches. Full bio
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will have our heart broken.
ישבר הלב.
when she was in middle school.
עוד כשהייתה בחטיבת ביניים.
she didn't find a husband.
of harsh chemotherapy
to jump back into the dating world,
לעולם הדייטים,
her search for a husband
on first dates in New York City,
a wide range of emotions.
רחב של רגשות.
she met Rich and fell in love.
she hoped it would be.
קיוותה שתהיה.
at their favorite romantic restaurant.
האהובה עליהם.
contain her excitement.
to Kathy that night.
של קאת'י באותו לילה.
for Kathy -- and he did --
and she now faced yet another recovery.
thinking about Rich.
and determined woman
emotional resources
of cancer treatments?
to recover from heartbreak?
of life challenges
when our heart gets broken?
of every age and background
down the wrong path.
what your mind is telling you.
שהמוח שלכם אומר.
of heartbroken people
של אנשים שבורי לב
of why the relationship ended
הסתיימה מערכת היחסים
for our ability to move on.
and honest explanation
such dramatic emotional pain,
must be equally dramatic.
דרמטית בצורה שווה.
and measured of us
והבוגרים מבינינו
and conspiracy theories
something must have happened
with figuring out what that was.
of that weekend in her mind,
בראש שלה.
that were not there.
שלא היו שם.
into initiating this wild goose chase.
ופתח במרדף שווא הזה.
for so many months?
לכל כך הרבה חודשים?
than we realize.
ממה שאנחנו מבינים.
down one rabbit hole after another,
to make us feel worse.
לגרום לנו להרגיש יותר גרוע.
in our brain that get activated
from substances like cocaine or opioids.
כאשר מכורים נגמלים מחומרים
the heroin of actually being with Rich,
של באמת להיות עם ריץ',
the methadone of her memories with him.
של הזיכרונות שלה איתו.
she was trying to solve a mystery,
לפתור תעלומה,
so difficult to heal.
you cannot ignore that.
אתם לא יכולים להתעלם מזה.
as compelling as the urge is,
עד כמה שהדחף משכנע,
every text you send,
כל הודעת הודעת טקסט שאתם שולחים,
stalking your ex on social media,
האקסים ברשת החברתית,
is your strongest weapon.
that's going to feel satisfying.
שתרגישו סיפוק.
the pain you feel.
את הכאב שאתם מרגישים.
don't wait for one,
אל תחכו לאחד,
or make up one yourself
או תמציאו אחד
to resist the addiction.
להתנגד להתמכרות.
will feed on your hope
when your heart is broken.
כאשר הלב שלכם שבור.
to do the absolute opposite
לעשות את ההפך המוחלט
we have when our heart is broken
שלנו שבור
and made love under the stars.
אהבה תחת כיפת השמיים.
feel more painful.
through one greatest hit after another,
לשחזר מכה אחר מכה,
passive-aggressive Spotify playlist.
ברשימת ההשמעה הפאסיבית-אגרסיבית בספוטיפי.
pop into your mind.
לכם למחשבה.
you have to balance them out
לאזן אותם.
not just their smile,
לא רק החיוך,
you got lost coming down the mountain,
איבדתם את דרככם בירידה מההר,
and didn't speak for two days.
ולא דיברתם במשך יומיים.
is to compile an exhaustive list
the person was wrong for you,
of nostalgia in a session,
של נוסטלגיה בפגישה,
they were perfect.
and neither was the relationship.
וגם לא מערכת היחסים.
you have to remind yourself of that,
אתם חייבים להזכיר לעצמכם את זה,
senior executive in a software company.
בכיר בחברת תוכנה בן 56.
to start dating again.
to their adult children after one month,
אחרי חודש,
they don't mess around.
הם לא משחקים.
meets "The Fast and the Furious."
פוגשת את "מהיר ועצבני"
than he had been in years.
their first anniversary,
to be closer to her children,
להיות קרובה יותר לילדיה,
a long-distance relationship.
and utterly devastated.
for many, many months,
הרבה חודשים,
is that feeling alone and in pain
היא שהרגשת הבדידות והכאב
our intellectual functioning,
involving logic and reasoning.
שמערבות הגיון ושיקול דעת.
of Miguel's grief
he asked me in our session.
הוא שאל אותי באחת הפגישות שלנו.
getting over a one-year relationship?"
בהתגברות על מערכת יחסים בת שנה?"
of traditional loss and grief:
של צער או אבדה מסורתיים:
clinically measurable depression.
דיכאון קליני מדיד.
psychological injury.
with other couples.
עם זוגות אחרים.
to church every Sunday,
into the congregation.
of Sharon's church.
had left this huge void in his life,
שהותיר חלל עצום בחייו,
why heartbreak could be so devastating,
in your life and fill them,
בחיים שלכם ולמלא אותם,
and what your life is about.
ובמה החיים שלכם עוסקים.
even the empty spaces on the wall
כל חלק ריק על הקיר
that can set you back,
שיכולה להחזיר אתכם אחורה,
on how they were wrong for you,
באיך הם היו לא מתאימים לכם.
that still give them a starring role
להם תפקיד ראשי
by your mind and you take steps to heal,
המוח שלכם אתם מתקדמים להחלמה,
your suffering.
את הסבל שלכם.
who benefit from that.
of compromised productivity
של יצרנות בסיכון
to be important for their recovery.
חשובה להחלמה שלהם.
to move on than you think it should.
משאתם חושבים שזה צריך.
within your own mind,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Guy Winch - Psychologist, authorGuy Winch asks us to take our emotional health as seriously as we take our physical health -- and explores how to heal from common heartaches.
Why you should listen
Guy Winch is a licensed psychologist who works with individuals, couples and families. As an advocate for psychological health, he has spent the last two decades adapting the findings of scientific studies into tools his patients, readers and audience members can use to enhance and maintain their mental health. As an identical twin with a keen eye for any signs of favoritism, he believes we need to practice emotional hygiene with the same diligence with which we practice personal and dental hygiene.
His recent book, Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts, has been translated in 24 languages. He writes the popular "Squeaky Wheel Blog" on PsychologyToday.com, and he is the author of The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way to Get Results, Improve Your Relationships and Enhance Self-Esteem. His new book, How to Fix a Broken Heart, was published by TED Books/Simon & Schuster in 2017. He has also dabbled in stand-up comedy.
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