Adverse mentality have a significant impact on coronary heart disease.
Anger, tension, excessive joy, among others, are important adverse mentality that can lead to coronary heart disease. Individuals with Type A personality are recognized by scholars at home and abroad as being prone to coronary heart disease. The so-called Type A personality was first proposed by American scholar Friedman. People with this type of personality tend to have a quick temper, be aggressive, easily irritable, lack self-restraint, enjoy competition, are combative, like to showcase their talents, and often maintain a guarded attitude towards others. Therefore, changing Type A personality traits is crucial for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease.
Individuals with Type A personality are highly competitive, easily irritable, impatient in handling tasks, and have a strong desire to win. These adverse psychological factors are interconnected and mutually reinforcing with the triggering of coronary heart disease. They can enhance sympathetic nervous system activity, increase adrenaline secretion, and cause constriction of coronary arteries. Changes in negative emotions can also lead to increased secretion of catecholamines, triggering a coronary heart disease episode.
While more and more countries around the world are using medications, surgeries, and other methods to treat coronary heart disease, achieving increasingly encouraging results, the treatment outcomes of coronary heart disease would be even more satisfactory if patients could learn self-psychological regulation. The following measures can be taken to change Type A personality.
First, it is necessary to change the habit of talking with others (positive mentality).
Individuals with Type A personality often talk continuously, rapidly, and loudly during conversations, making it difficult for others to interject. They also tend to interrupt others while they are speaking, which can lead to the other person feeling displeased. Even though the other person may not show obvious signs of dissatisfaction on the surface, the psychological distance between them increases. This makes it challenging for both parties to establish emotional connections. Such behavior is detrimental to individuals with Type A personality who seek warmth and care from others.
Secondly, work goals should be appropriate (positive mentality).
When goals are set appropriately and achieved through effort, a sense of joy in work success is obtained, reflecting the value of life. Increasing emotional well-being is beneficial for both mental and physical health.
Thirdly, there should be flexibility in time management.
For individuals with Type A personalities, following a well-structured schedule for work and life can establish a new, beneficial rhythm for physical and mental health. This lifestyle rhythm allows Type A individuals to work and live rhythmically and effectively, leading to improved work efficiency and appropriate adjustment of both mind and body.
Fourthly, do not blindly compare yourself with others.
Individuals with Type A personalities tend to be highly competitive, always wanting to be ahead, which may not always be realistic in daily life. As a result, they may inevitably face setbacks, leading to significant emotional reactions and, under certain conditions, the production of harmful chemicals in the body that can trigger a heart attack. Therefore, individuals with coronary heart disease should learn to be content, accurately assess their physical condition and capabilities, and avoid pursuing goals that are beyond their reach through their own efforts.
Fifthly, avoid excessive emotional agitation.
Avoiding excessive emotional agitation is an important measure to prevent the onset of coronary heart disease. In order to prevent coronary heart disease patients from becoming overly emotionally agitated, it is necessary to enhance self-cultivation, gradually cultivate an optimistic and cheerful personality, maintain a positive attitude when faced with setbacks, let go of worries, face challenges calmly, reduce psychological stress and conflicts, keep emotional fluctuations in check, and avoid triggering coronary heart disease.
When we have a bad mentality, we can do some exercise appropriately, such as Jogging.Or seek professional psychological assistance, such as browsing the website of the American Psychological Association.
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