LeilaniMP
Empress
See...being stuck in the vicious, vitriolic, perma-scream cycle...always spring-loaded with hate and vitriol...is unhealthy and shortens your life.
I've seen too many people who seemingly cannot help themselves, when it comes to controlling their anger...who have zero impulse control. These same people seek confrontation everywhere, and with everyone. They see slights where there are none and lash out at any poor soul who happens to be in close vicinity, even going so far as to hurt innocent children and animals.
Life is way too short to always be wound up, especially over petty things.
Angry people die sooner: Just one of ten reasons why you should try to keep your cool, according to scientists
Last week The Mail on Sunday revealed that MP Paul Farrelly was being investigated after launching a foul-mouthed outburst at a fellow politician after a heated Brexit debate.
And it’s not the first time the MP has been involved in a fracas. He made headlines in 2010 after leaving a newspaper seller bloodied and bruised during a fight in a House of Commons bar.
Unfortunately, keeping your cool is a problem for many people: almost a third of Britons polled say they have a close friend or family member who has trouble controlling their anger, while one in ten admit to having a problem with their temper. Here, we outline ten reasons why it’s good to get anger under control…
1 ANGRY PEOPLE DIE SOONER
Researchers from Iowa State University found that angry men aged 20 to 40 were one-and-a-half times more likely to be dead 35 years later than those who were calmer.
Scientists believe this is due to a number of factors linking stress to physiological damage. The frequent release of adrenaline during periods of stress damages DNA, which could lead to life-threatening illnesses such as multiple sclerosis.
2 GRUMPS DON’T SLEEP AS WELL
Feelings of anger produce a heightened response in the amygdala, the part of the brain associated with survival instincts. Angry emotions prompt the amygdala to signal a heightened state of anxiety to the rest of the brain and the body, increasing blood flow to the limbs and heart, which makes relaxation almost impossible.
Those exposed to anger-inducing stimuli – without discussing how it made them feel – are more likely to experience insomnia than those who engage in an emotional ‘debrief’, according to neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts.
‘Writing down the cause of your anger frees up the space in your head, dampening the fear response and encouraging relaxation,’ says Mike Fisher, director of the British Association of Anger Management.
3 ANGER CAUSES HEADACHES
Emotions such as excitement or anger result in the release of stress hormones cortisol, adrenaline and testosterone, which put the body into flight-or-flight mode.
The chemical surge increases blood flow to the brain and triggers the swelling of both blood vessels and nerves surrounding the brain.
The pressure can result in tension and headaches. A study of 422 healthy adults found that chronic headache sufferers scored significantly higher on a ‘trait anger scale’.
4 IT CAN TRIGGER LUNG DISEASE
Those of a hostile nature experience reduced functioning of the respiratory system, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found.
Studies looking into the lung function of more than 2,000 men, over an eight-year period, observed that highly hostile individuals performed significantly worse on a simple inhalation task than those who were rated less hostile.
5 IT MAKES YOU ANXIOUS AND DEPRESSED
When we feel angry, neurotransmitters and hormones are sent through the bloodstream which, in turn, increase both the heart rate and muscle tension. This is the body’s state of alert.
Frequent occurrence of this reaction puts a strain on neurons in the hypothalamus, the brain’s ‘stress control centre’, meaning that it becomes harder for the neurons to switch off. And the ‘happy hormone’ serotonin is significantly depleted in some aggressive individuals.
I've seen too many people who seemingly cannot help themselves, when it comes to controlling their anger...who have zero impulse control. These same people seek confrontation everywhere, and with everyone. They see slights where there are none and lash out at any poor soul who happens to be in close vicinity, even going so far as to hurt innocent children and animals.
Life is way too short to always be wound up, especially over petty things.
Angry people die sooner: Just one of ten reasons why you should try to keep your cool, according to scientists
Last week The Mail on Sunday revealed that MP Paul Farrelly was being investigated after launching a foul-mouthed outburst at a fellow politician after a heated Brexit debate.
And it’s not the first time the MP has been involved in a fracas. He made headlines in 2010 after leaving a newspaper seller bloodied and bruised during a fight in a House of Commons bar.
Unfortunately, keeping your cool is a problem for many people: almost a third of Britons polled say they have a close friend or family member who has trouble controlling their anger, while one in ten admit to having a problem with their temper. Here, we outline ten reasons why it’s good to get anger under control…
1 ANGRY PEOPLE DIE SOONER
Researchers from Iowa State University found that angry men aged 20 to 40 were one-and-a-half times more likely to be dead 35 years later than those who were calmer.
Scientists believe this is due to a number of factors linking stress to physiological damage. The frequent release of adrenaline during periods of stress damages DNA, which could lead to life-threatening illnesses such as multiple sclerosis.
2 GRUMPS DON’T SLEEP AS WELL
Feelings of anger produce a heightened response in the amygdala, the part of the brain associated with survival instincts. Angry emotions prompt the amygdala to signal a heightened state of anxiety to the rest of the brain and the body, increasing blood flow to the limbs and heart, which makes relaxation almost impossible.
Those exposed to anger-inducing stimuli – without discussing how it made them feel – are more likely to experience insomnia than those who engage in an emotional ‘debrief’, according to neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts.
‘Writing down the cause of your anger frees up the space in your head, dampening the fear response and encouraging relaxation,’ says Mike Fisher, director of the British Association of Anger Management.
3 ANGER CAUSES HEADACHES
Emotions such as excitement or anger result in the release of stress hormones cortisol, adrenaline and testosterone, which put the body into flight-or-flight mode.
The chemical surge increases blood flow to the brain and triggers the swelling of both blood vessels and nerves surrounding the brain.
The pressure can result in tension and headaches. A study of 422 healthy adults found that chronic headache sufferers scored significantly higher on a ‘trait anger scale’.
4 IT CAN TRIGGER LUNG DISEASE
Those of a hostile nature experience reduced functioning of the respiratory system, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found.
Studies looking into the lung function of more than 2,000 men, over an eight-year period, observed that highly hostile individuals performed significantly worse on a simple inhalation task than those who were rated less hostile.
5 IT MAKES YOU ANXIOUS AND DEPRESSED
When we feel angry, neurotransmitters and hormones are sent through the bloodstream which, in turn, increase both the heart rate and muscle tension. This is the body’s state of alert.
Frequent occurrence of this reaction puts a strain on neurons in the hypothalamus, the brain’s ‘stress control centre’, meaning that it becomes harder for the neurons to switch off. And the ‘happy hormone’ serotonin is significantly depleted in some aggressive individuals.