If you tend to keep your feelings to yourself – DON'T!

You’ve probably heard that keeping your feelings bottled up inside is not good for your health – but it can actually be deadly...

A ten year study of 4,000 men and women from Framingham, Massachusetts, found that biting your tongue is a lot more dangerous for women. Men who kept their feeling bottled up didn’t seem to suffer much – but women who 'self-silenced' during conflict with their spouse, were four times more at risk of dying.

Ernest Harburg, lead author of the study, says that how we argue can be just as important to our health as diet and exercise. We don’t need to let all the feelings out to benefit. For some people, just acknowledging there is a problem is a big step. He says let the person know you’re mad – the sooner, the better.