Control Your Emotions to Keep Your Cardiovascular Health in Top Condition

 

Every year, mental health awareness month is recognized in order to motivate people to talk about their mental health and seek help if they need it. It has been found that as many as 20 percent of the people in the US are dealing with some sort of mental illness. The goal of mental health awareness month is to let people know that there are resources and treatments available. If you continue to ignore your deteriorating mental health, your emotional, behavioral, and physical health can suffer.

It has been found that how you feel and think has a strong bearing on the health of your heart. For instance, patients who discover that they have a heart disease and become depressed as a result of the news, increase their chances of experiencing a serious heart-related event within that year. Emotions such as anger, sadness, fear, etc., all can lead to irregular heart rhythms which is not good for your heart. That is why we have listed some ways of controlling negative emotions. Let’s take a look at them.

 

l  Engage In Exercise - We will advise you to engage in physical activities or exercises at least three times a week for about an hour. Aerobic exercises are famous for their heart and brain benefits. So, make sure do light jogging, walking, and cycling to keep your mind free of stressful thoughts.

l  Meditate - Countless number of people all around the world have benefited from practicing mindfulness. As we mentioned above, the goal is to free your body of stress. Doing meditation and some yoga can prove very effective for calming your mind.

l  Socialize - The more you remain secluded, the more depressed you will become. Staying in isolation can make your already depressed state of mind even more depressed. What should you do? Get out of your house, talk to your neighbors, stay active, and make new connections. Listening to others and sharing your experiences with them will make you feel lighter and happier.

 

Apart from these, try maintaining a journal, find reasons to laugh, and seek help from a professional therapist. If you do all of these, you will surely notice a difference in your mental state. Once you’ve made the aforesaid practices a daily part of your life, visit a doctor for ambulatory ECG monitoring. With the help of this monitoring, a doctor will be able to see how your heart is performing throughout the day while you engage in your daily activities.