, too. But preliminary new research suggests you may want to augment your activity and nutrition with one more tactic: Talk about your feelings.presented during the North American Menopause Society annual meeting recently, researchers found that the more women silence their feelings as a way to keep the peace in close relationships, the higher their risk for carotid plaque buildup.
, and fibrous tissue—can restrict or even cut off this blood flow, potentially resulting in a stroke.In the research, 304 perimenopausal and postmenopausal nonsmoking women aged 40 to 60 participated in a survey about cardiovascular health at midlife, answering questions about self-expression in intimate relationships. For example, questions included, “Caring means putting the other person’s needs in front of my own,” and “I rarely express anger at those close to me.
Participants also provided medical history and underwent ultrasound imaging of their carotid arteries. Their lipids and blood pressure were also checked to determine cardiovascular health. Greater self-silencing of negative emotions was related to increased risk of plaque buildup, according to study lead author Karen Jakubowski, Ph.D., in the department of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh.that previous research has found that self-silencing about depression and anger may be tied to poor sleep, due to anxiety about relationships.
I been through alot of trauma in my life. I have always held my emotions inside I can never express it. It bothers me so bad no one has helped me not even the damn cops in my area. I hope to get money to move out of Virginia.