The article discusses the widespread anger stemming from today's political climate, emphasizing its adverse effects on both physical and emotional health. Anger not only stimulates protests but is linked to cardiovascular diseases, as highlighted by clinical researchers. Additionally, political anger negatively impacts democracy and increases social polarization, causing people to sever ties with opposing views. It further elaborates on anger management strategies, noting that mindfulness and gratitude can be effective in mitigating anger and improving one’s overall well-being.
There are good data showing clear associations between psychological health and CVD and risk; there is increasing evidence that psychological health may be causally linked to biological processes and behaviors that contribute to and cause CVD.
Based on the survey experiment on nearly 3,500 Americans, reported findings indicate that political anger harms democracy and contributes to social polarization by causing Americans to cut off ties with opposing partisans.
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