Why does heartbreak physically hurt?
Emotional pain, anxiety, panic attacks and depression hurt the body because it is the bodies response to extreme stress put on it by the flashing of thoughts and scenarios as played out in the brain. If you could step back, the real you inside and just monitor what your brain is thinking you could control your emotions and thus your bodily feelings. thoughts become actions (hurt and pain and grief) actions become habits ( I am always feeling this agony) then it can become your character (I am an angry pain ridden and grief filled person) to your destiny if you choose it ( I will never love again, complete shut down). I hope this answer changes your thought patterns.
