(and a friend on another network said "Doesn't work for
   heartache - I tried". So I went into my lecture about
   distracting yourself and choosing what you get obsessed about
   carefully, to not to to hate/rage as your distraction from the
   pain... etc. etc... and that this method DOES work in cases of
   heartache, but not without a lot of punching pillows, broken
   thrown objects, a lot of tears and poetry writing......) "