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It has recently been discovered that negative emotions such as anger, depression and anxiety can be linked to heart attacks. Just as negative emotions can be damaging, positive emotions have been shown on EKG machines and other equipment to help the heart heal.
In a recent study, researchers found that people with an optimistic healthy outlook were less likely to die from heart disease. In the study almost 2,000 men and women who had been diagnosed with heart disease were interviewed about their outlook on the diagnosis.
After one year, 12% of patients who had expressed a negative outlook had died, while only 5% of patients with a positive outlook had died. While the severity of each patient’s disease was taken into account with the proper medical imaging equipment, their attitude was extremely important in surviving the disease.
Pessimism was shown to be even more damaging than depression according to the medical equipment readings, which has been shown to diminish a person’s recovery from heart disease as well. Doctors suggest the use of support groups, counseling and social networks to help improve your attitude and outlook on recovery.
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