Feeling Stressed?
That’s understandable! Experiencing personal illness or feeling the pain of a family member’s sickness is as stressful as it gets! But feeling resentment that you’re the only one in your family that has heart disease, or getting angry at yourself for getting heart disease has been shown to seriously impact your condition. Negative emotions create oxidative stress, which further exacerbates your condition. The oxidative stress increases further weakens your immune system.. Forgive to Live Learning to “let go” of any anger or resentment will dramatically cut the damaging effects on your body, repaying you with lowered stress. When you’re able to forgive others, and especially yourself, you’re also repaid with reduced feelings of hopelessness, to the extent that patients experience a greater feeling of well-being. Recognizing this mind-body connection is a major step to a brighter future. Talk to Your Doctor Don’t be afraid to tell your doctor how you feel. Your doctor is not mind reader.
