Heartbreak Is Red Research Paper

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Heartbreak is red. Heartbreak is something everyone goes through at some point in their lives. Whether it be the loss of a loved one, a bad breakup, or just losing a close friend, everyone will experience a broken heart at some point or another. Having a broken heart was the worst pain I've experienced this far in my life, I would do anything to prevent anyone else from feeling that pain.

Pain is black. I felt a physical and emotional pain in my head and my heart when I experienced heartbreak for the first time. Pain is black because when your head and heart hurt at the same time it gets hard to see how things will get brighter. It's dark, but not forever.

Red and black was all I could see last summer when heartbreak hit me like a truck. I was outside by myself, it was dark and it was pouring rain. I was on the phone with someone who meant a lot to me when I heard the worst news I could have gotten. After I heard the news, everything was slow motion for what felt like forever. All I could see what red. My hands were red from the cold, my face was red from the crying, my head was spinning and at first, I was filled with anger. I couldn't think any clear thoughts, I couldn't see anything clearly. When I look back on this, all I can remember is red.
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All black. I sat down, closed my eyes, and everything went quiet. I opened my eyes and there was no more red, I calmed down a bit, and everything was quiet for a while. My heart and my head still hurt, I lost the energy to be angry. I remember being exhausted. I went inside, with this sort of fuzzy, numb, sensation. I was dizzy, and at this point everything was

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