If You're Boiling With Anger Then You're Dead Early

Don't get too angry. After all, everything passes. Science shows that excessive anger can shorten your lifespan.

If you're the angry kind, then beware. Information has already nailed you.

Statistics show that those who are handling too many "anger issues" are more likely to be "dead" 35 years later than others who aren't, according to scienceworld.

Scientists examined a nationally representative sample of 1,307 male heads of the household who were followed from 1968 to 2007. The men were between 20 and 40 years, when questioed for the first time. Between 1968 and 1972, the men were asked about their anger and what triggered them. Every person's score was averaged for the five years.

"People who are quick to become angry have developed exaggerated unconscious beliefs about injustice that may have been triggered by past negative experiences and have almost certainly been reinforced by excessive expression of anger over a long period," said London-based chartered psychologist Graham Price.

Men with a 1.57-fold increase associated with anger were more likely to die in the follow up period, compared to others in the bottom quartile.

"The way to unwind such beliefs is to accept feelings of anger, using mindfulness tools, and then withhold expressing the anger," said Price, via The Daily Mail. "Anger is a form of stress and stress increases cortisol levels in the bloodstream.

Unhealthy spurts of anger, holding it in for long periods, turning it inward, or exploding in rage can wreak havoc on your body, according to betterhealth.

"Studies have shown that if anger or other forms of stress are maintained over long periods, negative health impacts can result, including developing IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) or increased strokes, heart attacks and other cardiac problems."