"If you expect the worst, you will never be disappointed"
It is often encountered as a philosophy of life. However, for heart patients, this pessimistic perspective unfortunately increases their risk of death.
Finland. A study conducted in , found that more pessimistic patients with coronary heart disease were more likely to die than those with lower levels of pessimism. They also found that higher levels of optimism did not protect patients against coronary heart disease.
The study began in 2002. and 2,267 patients between the ages of 52 and 76 were included. Tests were performed on the patients to determine whether they were optimistic or pessimistic, and the patients were followed for an average of 11 years. 121 patients died of coronary heart disease and they were in the highly pessimistic group.
Heart and Vascular Surgeon Prof. Dr. Mustafa Güler gave the following information on the subject:
Today, as technological developments are made available to people, life is expected to become easier, but almost the opposite is happening. Especially in modern societies, life in big cities is becoming increasingly difficult and stress is increasing. Expectations from the individual are increasing, resulting in a stressful, depressive and pessimistic personality.
The risk of heart attack is quite high in the ambitious, hard-working, passionate, time-racing personality types that we call Type A personality. Many studies have shown that men and women diagnosed with depression have long been diagnosed with depression. It has been shown that the risk of developing coronary artery disease or having a heart attack during follow-up over the years is 2 or 3 times higher than in individuals without depression.
Coronary artery disease is the most common heart disease and 370,000 people die annually because of it in the USA. The problem with coronary artery disease is that the vessels feeding the heart narrow over time and the oxygen supply to the heart muscle is impaired. As the disease progresses, heart arrhythmia, heart failure or direct heart attack may develop and the patient may die. Among the risk factors, depression stands out especially in young people, and in women it is more important than smoking, hypertension, obesity and diabetes.
Yes, pessimistic perspective, pessimism and cortisol and adrenaline levels in the blood increase in individuals under stress. There is an increase in . This causes symptoms such as increased heart rate, increases in blood pressure, heart rhythm disorders, breathing difficulties and dry mouth. Insomnia caused by chronic stress, irritability, weight gain through overeating, and increased smoking and alcohol use are factors that harm heart health.
Therefore, for heart health;
Always be positive and think positive. ,
Aloof state in pessimistic, negative people,
Overeating and gaining weight, sleep disorders, increase in smoking and alcohol use, hypertension, tachycardia (acceleration of pulse) and sugar intolerance can be triggered by stress, remember!
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