What to do when anger strikes? See what the science says

The review of studies concludes that venting anger does not help in the long term

We’ve always heard that venting anger – by shouting, swearing or hitting pillows – is good for your health, right? But recent research has shown that this strategy may not be as effective.

Researchers at Ohio University, in the USA, analyzed 150 studies on 10 thousand patients, and concluded that “giving vent to anger” produces significant physiological arousal, with an increase in heart rate, an increase in blood pressure, greater tension muscle, and people can’t be less annoyed about it.

Ideally, the person should do just the opposite: deep breathing techniques, meditation, mindfulness, yoga and even good old counting to 10, to try to reduce excitement and be able to relax and reduce stress. How about we try it?

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Source: Terra

Ben

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