wowpurple...
There is evidence that it works both ways.
Persons who are inclined toward an angry
disposition have a higher incidence of,
and risk for, stroke
(caused by a blocked artery):
"Stress and Emotional Factors"
"In some people, prolonged or frequent mental
stress causes an exaggerated increase in blood
pressure; over time, this effect has been
linked to thickening of the carotid arteries.
A number of studies, in fact, have found an
association between prolonged mental stress
and progressive narrowing of the carotid
artery. Depression has also been linked to
a higher risk for having a stroke and
mortality rates after one. According to one
study, middle-aged women who are hostile,
self conscious in public, and suppress anger
are at high risk for developing carotid
atherosclerosis, which in turn can lead to
stroke. Another study on men, however,
reported an association between expressed
anger and a higher risk for stroke. In these
male subjects, suppressing or controlling
anger had no effect." ...from:
http://wellness.ucdavis.edu/medical_conditions_az/stroke45.html
at the UCDavis Health site.
and here:
"Men who reported the highest level of
expressed anger were at twice the risk
of stroke (relative hazard, 2.03; 95% CI,
1.05 to 3.94) of men who reported the
lowest level of anger, after adjustments
for age, resting blood pressure, smoking,
alcohol consumption, body mass index,
low-density and high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol, fibrinogen, socioeconomic
status, history of diabetes, and use of
antihypertensive medications." ...from:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10066846&dopt=Abstract
Also, people some who have suffered a stroke
exhibit difficulty controlling anger:
"Using the 10-item Spielberger Trait Anger
Scale, the authors interviewed 145 patients
with stroke regarding inability to control
anger or aggression (ICAA). Poststroke
depression and emotional incontinence were
also assessed. ICAA was present in 47
patients (32%) and was closely related to
motor dysfunction, dysarthria, emotional
incontinence, and lesions affecting
frontal-lenticulocapsular-pontine base areas.
ICAA seems to be one of the major behavioral
symptoms in patients with stroke." ...from:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11940703&dopt=Abstract
on the PubMed databse.
You don't indicate that you've suffered a stroke,
and sound like you only suspect that you may
have a blocked carotid artery. Given that
blocked arteries can easily lead to a stroke,
and that you are experiencing unusual bursts of
anger and "emotional incontinence", you may
already be exhibiting symptoms of having had
a stroke. Strokes can sometimes be very subtle,
and are called TIAs, or "trans-ischemic attacks".
Learn more about these at The American Heart
Institute's page about strokes here:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=237
...and the American Stroke Association here:
http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200037
In short, I believe you have very valid concerns,
and strongly recommend a thorough checkup by a
medical professional.
Searches done, via Google:
anger "blocked carotid artery"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=anger+%22blocked+carotid+artery%22
"trans-ischemic attack"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22trans-ischemic+attack%22
If this satisfies your interest, I'm
pleased to have assisted. If further
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