Make love, not war…for your health
When was YOUR last bitter fight with your significant other? Remember the heavy feeling afterwards. You’ve said much that you didn’t mean and succeeded in making the other party sound like a horrible monster. Research is showing what you may suspect already. FREQUENT fighting and HARSH words are damaging to your health.
MARRIED COUPLES. ARGUMENTS. BLISTERS. What do these things have in common? They were instrumental in a recent research studying 42 couples married at an average of 13 years, age ranging 22-77 years old. After an antagonistic fight, they found that BLISTERS on each person’s arms take LONGER to heal, compared to that after a calmer fight. On a bigger scale, argumentative couples heal MORE SLOWLY compared with more harmonious couples.
Researchers theorize that the stress caused by these antagonistic encounters could increase the RISK of damaging your physical and mental health.
References:
Archives of General Psychiatry, December 2005
American Academy of Family Practice, Quantum Sufficit, March 1 2006.
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-Dr. Sean Hashmi, M.D, M.S
Internal Medicine/Nephrology
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You're right though Doc...
I guess we always knew, but never really thought about it, if you know what I mean. As a matter of fact, what I do notice about myself is that sometimes my hair & nails would hit a growth spurt now & then depending on how i'm feeling at extended periods of time - like say over the course of a week. It is an interesting phenomenon.
Why add more stress...
Excellent post doc!
There is enough stress in everyday life, why waste even more mental and physical energy fighting with the one you love? Doesnt make much sense to me. Love your loved ones. Be positive! Think healthy and happy!!!
We are only on this Earth one time.. make the best of it!!
MJ
Interesting
Great post Dr. Sean!
Does the study show anything about the time under stress required to provide these "risk" factors?
And what was the frequency?
What if you argue but are the type of couple that immediately resolves it, or you are quick to react, but even quicker to apologize or not make a big deal about it and it only happens infrequently.
I would tend to think this isn't the case with just married persons, no matter what the results are. But that would also go back to my original question about the frequency, as "beginner" couples are more likely to fight less frequently for the first few months, years? Something to that extent
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