Anger

In talking with my co-worker with her heart problem, she mentioned an anger problem. I experience her as a very calm person, so I didn’t believe her about the anger issue. I actually think of her as a lover not a fighter, but we are only on an acquaintance basis with many co-workers. I am wondering about the connection between anger and heart ailments.

In a study of cancer survivors, they found that people who complained about food, service or anything else were more likely to survive than those who did not complain. That is not a quantifiable statistic, more an anecdotal observation. Another observation could be that complainers did not swallow their irritation or anger. In polite society, it is not a nice person who is considered a complainer but it is a person who takes care of their needs.

I work with two very angry men, both of whom have had heart bypass surgery. Both could be considered toxic people. Is it your fault if you have heart problems? No. The heart problems are a sign of what anger and other strong emotions can do to the body physically. For some reason, anger seems to affect the heart.