New studies indicate that anger results in:
Increases in heart rate, arterial tension and testosterone.
Decreases in cortisol (the stress hormone).
Stimulation of the left brain hemisphere, which is involved in experiencing emotions related to closeness. (?????????????????????)
Anger may actually help you make better choices, even if you are not typically adept at making rational decisions, because anger can make you focus on what is important and ignore that which is irrelevant.
In the long run, anger can weaken your immune system and lead to health problems like:
Headaches, problems with digestion, insomnia, increased anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, skin problems such as eczema, heart attack, stroke.
Anger leads to other negative emotions like bitterness, hopelessness, futility, and overall sadness.
People over 50 who lash out in anger are more likely to have calcium deposits in their coronary arteries.
People who hold their anger in, triple their risk of having a heart attack.
Emotional factors are one of the most important contributing factors for all diseases, including cancer.
Emotions can actually trigger genes to either express health or disease. Chronic anger could be inadvertently sabotaging health.
Proposed thesis of this paper: Given the myriad effects of anger, it is proposed that a lifetime lived in anger actually creates a Super Being. A Super Being that mutates to handle the effects of anger. A Super Being who becomes immune to the disastrous effects of anger and is therefore doomed to live a long and unfruitful life.
Studies will attempt to demonstrate that an entire race of Super Beings exists within this race we call human.
The goal of this study is to create a definitive list of characteristics that can be used to identify these Super Beings who hide amongst us. The ultimate goal, since their anger cannot be treated, is to exterminate them.
Funding for this study provided by the Koch brothers.
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