How Your Personality Affects Your Health

Are you hostile or relaxed, stressed or social? Your traits play an important role in your well-being.

This article is about people's personalities and their health. It describes some different types of personalities and describes different traits. Some traits may be linked to hypertension (high blood pressure). On this link there is also a video at the top to watch. It describes what hypertension is and some of the causes of it. It also describes some of the risks of having high blood pressure. Some of them include, it can lead to kidney problems, strokes, and heart attacks. People who are more hostile in nature have a greater risk of having high blood pressure and high cholesterol. These are two major factors that can lead to a heart attack or other CVD. A relaxed personality is said to have some health benefits. They are not too worried in general and do not stress out as easily. They take problems one step at a time. This is also proven to have some gastrointestinal benefits as well. An extrovert usually loves being around people and are very social. Having a sociable personality helps one relate to one another. Bonding with others is said to lessen stress and improve one's immune system. Eager to please type people usually will do anything for anyone, but when it comes to their own health, they may not take it as seriously as they should. Stressed and distressed people have a tendency to shy away from social situations. They may be more prone to depression as well. A self-healing personality is shown to be good for one's health. These people are enthusiastic, emotionally balanced, and have strong social relationships. These different personality traits are interesting and I can definitely see why certain characteristics can raise one's blood pressure. If it is not taken into consideration, unfortunately many negative healths benefits could occur. So, in the end even though society can be very stressful, it is very important to stay positive and try to look at the good in your life! =)