Do you rarely express anger at those close to you? Is it difficult for you to reveal negative feelings in your relationships? New research suggests that might make you more vulnerable to having a stroke. More information:
In a study of women aged 40 to 60, those who suffered from"self-silencing" had an increased risk of having plaque in their carotidRepressing one's feelings when they might threaten relationships or one's security, and appearing outwardly agreeable"while inner feelings grow angry and resentful is what is meant by self-silencing," said Dana Jack, a professor ofThe study couldn't prove cause-and effect, but"women who felt less able to talk about their needs or...
," explained lead researcher Karen Jakubowski, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pittsburgh."Women with no observable plaque turned out to be more able to express themselves in their relationships, compared to the women who had more plaque.", stroke and other cardiovascular trouble, the researchers noted.
Jack wasn't involved in the new study, but she developed the scale used to help measure self-expression in close relationships. "If you are self-silencing, you are disconnecting, but you're disconnecting not only from the other person but also from yourself," Jack explained. "Most often, we reconfirm ourselves through talking to others, through voicing. But with self-silencing, women get really confused about what they really feel. 'Is there something wrong with me that I feel angry? Should I be more mellow?' This is what sets up theIn the self-silencing study, 304 women filled out a questionnaire based on Jack's scale.
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