Guy Winch: How to fix a broken heart
Гай Вінч: Як вилікувати розбите серце
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.
when she was in middle school.
весілля, ще коли ходила до школи.
she didn't find a husband.
чоловіка в неї не з’явилося.
of harsh chemotherapy
сувору хіміотерапію
to jump back into the dating world,
для нових знайомств,
her search for a husband
пошуки чоловіка,
on first dates in New York City,
у Нью-Йорку,
a wide range of emotions.
широку палітру емоцій.
she met Rich and fell in love.
закохалась.
she hoped it would be.
як і у її мріях.
at their favorite romantic restaurant.
улюбленому романтичному ресторані.
contain her excitement.
to Kathy that night.
того вечора.
for Kathy -- and he did --
піклувався,
and she now faced yet another recovery.
мала пережити ще одне одужання.
thinking about Rich.
думати про Річа.
and determined woman
жінка
emotional resources
емоційні ресурси,
of cancer treatments?
чотири роки лікування від раку?
to recover from heartbreak?
of life challenges
найскрутніші моменти життя,
when our heart gets broken?
розбивається наше серце?
of every age and background
down the wrong path.
what your mind is telling you.
тому, що говорить вам ваш розум.
of heartbroken people
ми знаємо,
of why the relationship ended
for our ability to move on.
and honest explanation
such dramatic emotional pain,
неймовірний емоційний біль,
must be equally dramatic.
повинна бути такою ж неймовірною.
сильним,
and measured of us
розсудливих та виважених
and conspiracy theories
та теоріями змови там,
something must have happened
with figuring out what that was.
ж це було.
of that weekend in her mind,
у своїй голові,
that were not there.
відгадки, яких там не було.
into initiating this wild goose chase.
цю погоню за недосяжним.
for so many months?
протягом багатьох місяців?
than we realize.
аніж нам видається.
down one rabbit hole after another,
занурюватися у власні вигадки,
to make us feel worse.
що стане тільки гірше.
in our brain that get activated
from substances like cocaine or opioids.
кокаїну або опію.
the heroin of actually being with Rich,
до свого «героїну» - Річа,
the methadone of her memories with him.
наркотик – спогади.
she was trying to solve a mystery,
розкриває таємницю,
so difficult to heal.
важко вилікувати.
you cannot ignore that.
це не можна ігнорувати.
as compelling as the urge is,
every text you send,
кожне повідомлення,
stalking your ex on social media,
колишнього в соціальній мережі,
is your strongest weapon.
найсильніша зброя.
that's going to feel satisfying.
вас не задовольнить.
the pain you feel.
don't wait for one,
or make up one yourself
чи вигадати власні,
to resist the addiction.
із залежністю.
will feed on your hope
надіями,
when your heart is broken.
коли ваше серце розбите.
to do the absolute opposite
робити зовсім не те,
we have when our heart is broken
їхню посмішку,
and made love under the stars.
під зоряним небом.
feel more painful.
through one greatest hit after another,
на повтор одну й ту саму пісню,
passive-aggressive Spotify playlist.
давно набридла.
pop into your mind.
you have to balance them out
потрібно згадувати не тільки хороше,
not just their smile,
але і похмурий погляд,
you got lost coming down the mountain,
ви заблукали у горах,
and didn't speak for two days.
два дні.
is to compile an exhaustive list
детальний список того,
the person was wrong for you,
на ідеалізацію
of nostalgia in a session,
з пацієнтом,
they were perfect.
що партнер був ідеальним.
and neither was the relationship.
не були ідеальними.
you have to remind yourself of that,
то повинні нагадувати собі про це
senior executive in a software company.
топ-менеджер у комп’ютерній компанії.
to start dating again.
to their adult children after one month,
одне одного зі своїми дітьми,
they don't mess around.
meets "The Fast and the Furious."
але у ритмі «Форсажу».
than he had been in years.
щасливим.
their first anniversary,
першої річниці
to be closer to her children,
щоб бути ближче до своїх дітей
a long-distance relationship.
and utterly devastated.
він був спустошений.
for many, many months,
з професійними обов’язками
is that feeling alone and in pain
our intellectual functioning,
здібності,
involving logic and reasoning.
які вимагають логічного мислення.
of Miguel's grief
he asked me in our session.
під час сеансу.
getting over a one-year relationship?"
втрату стосунків, що тривали всього рік?»
of traditional loss and grief:
що і при переживанні втрати або горя:
clinically measurable depression.
psychological injury.
психологічна травма.
вдома вечері.
with other couples.
ходили у походи.
to church every Sunday,
до церкви,
into the congregation.
спільнота.
of Sharon's church.
had left this huge void in his life,
у його житті з’явилась порожнеча,
why heartbreak could be so devastating,
причини спустошення,
in your life and fill them,
і заповнити їх,
and what your life is about.
і у чому сенс життя.
even the empty spaces on the wall
спорожнілі місця на стінах,
that can set you back,
які заважають вашому одужанню,
on how they were wrong for you,
концентрації на їхніх недоліках,
that still give them a starring role
головну роль
by your mind and you take steps to heal,
вас в оману і почати лікування,
your suffering.
who benefit from that.
of compromised productivity
з розбитим серцем,
to be important for their recovery.
для зцілення.
to move on than you think it should.
потрібно більше часу, ніж нам здається.
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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