Are you harboring guilt or anger? You’d better let that go – or else!

If you find it difficult to keep your cool or ease your guilty conscience, let it go...

A new study is suggesting that anger and other negative emotions could trigger a stroke. Researchers interviewed stroke victims one to four days after the stroke. They were asked to identify several potential triggers they had experienced prior to the event, including diet, physical exertion and negative emotions. A startling 30% of the participants reported experiencing guilt, anger, irritability or hostility two hours before their stroke. This study concluded that experiencing rage, fury or guilt could increase the risk of stroke by as much as 14 times.