Adults don't take teens heartbreaks seriously but emotional pain is felt by the same regions of the brain as physical pain. So, yes, the pain is real. We have to feel it acknowledge it and make choices about how to overcome it. I give my clients space to talk about the ache and give space to who they want to be after the breakup. Because it is clear that they are NOT what their brain is telling them "the one who did something wrong, the one that messed up, unlovable, ugly, boring, not worth someone's time." Not everything we think is real. please share this with a young one who is feeling down. #teentherapist #bilingualtherapist #teendating #overcomebreakup #emotionalpain