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'Anger control' key to recovery
No way to recuperate
Learning to control your anger may also speed up the healing process after surgery, US research suggests.
The Brain Behavior and Immunity study indicates stress has a major impact on the body's ability to repair itself.
Nearly 100 participants were asked to rate how well they could control their temper, and the speed at which they recovered from a blister was monitored.
Hotheads were more than four times likely to take more than four days to heal than mild-mannered counterparts.
Your body prioritises and sorts one thing out at a time, so if you are stressed your body works through that before it gets on with the process of healing
Steve Bloom
Imperial College London
The team at Ohio State University gave participants blisters on one of their arms and then monitored how the wound healed over the course of eight days.
They were asked to fill in a questionnaire which looked at how anger was expressed - whether externally, by shouting at others, for instance, or internally, when one rages insides but keeps a cool exterior.
They were also asked to judge their general ability to manage their anger.
Whether one directed one's anger externally or internally proved to have no bearing on recovery - what was crucial was just how much control the individual was able to exert over their feelings.
Those with low anger control produced higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which was in turn, associated with delayed healing.
"Such stress-induced delays in healing could increase the susceptibility to infection at the wound site, a process that fuels further decrease in the speed of repair," the team, led by Jean-Philippe Gouin, wrote.
They suggested that therapeutic strategies such as relaxation, or even cognitive therapy, could help those at risk make a swifter recovery.
Bedside manner
The team sought to ensure the association between anger control and healing was not explained by other health factors by taking into account sleep, amount of physical activity and alcohol consumption.
Four participants ended up being excluded because these details were missing, but for the rest of them, anger control still proved to be the most significant factor affecting recovery.
The findings also tally with others in the field of stress and recovery.
One study for example found women caring for a spouse or parent with dementia took on average 24% longer to heal a wound than a control group.
Another found that even marital spats could slow down recovery from a simple wound.
Steve Bloom, professor of metabolic medicine at Imperial College, London, said stress was now increasingly recognized as a factor in recovery rates.
"Your body prioritises and sorts one thing out at a time, so if you are stressed - angry in this case - your body works through that before it gets on with the process of healing.
"We've yet to see a study that categorically proves having an attentive, calming presence by your bedside actually speeds up your recovery, but the evidence is certainly pointing that way."
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It seems true. For example in a fight you don't feel any pain when punched but after the fight you feel the pain. Is the pain caused by the healing process taking affect? hmmm...
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Your body prioritises and sorts one thing out at a time, so if you are stressed your body works through that before it gets on with the process of healing [/PIE]
Anger is such a strong emotion that Allah(SWT) rewards those who can supress it WHEN they can act upon it.
It seems true. For example in a fight you don't feel any pain when punched but after the fight you feel the pain. Is the pain caused by the healing process taking affect? hmmm...
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Your body prioritises and sorts one thing out at a time, so if you are stressed your body works through that before it gets on with the process of healing [/PIE]
Anger is such a strong emotion that Allah(SWT) rewards those who can supress it WHEN they can act upon it.
Barak Allah fik.
wa rahmatullahu wa Barakatuhu
Yeah it seems true.
Masha'Allah for increase our knowledge!
Thats right, only Allah can rewards on those who can control the anger.
He is Allah - the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and Earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.
(Qur'an, 59:24)
Is is mentioned that anger starts with insanity and ends with regret. When spouse get angry and he does not suppress it then it turns to something that he or she will regret when he or she cools down. Anger is connected with so many things that you might regret. The statement: "don't be angry" is powerful because if you suppress anger then you do not commit sins or evil that are resulted because of anger. A man may curse someone out of anger but when he cools down then he regrets it. Cursing, fighting, killing, hurting someone's reputation is mostly done because of anger. If you suppress anger then you will have tranquility in your heart and people are very nice to you and you are following the etiquettes of brotherhood and sisterhood but if you are angry then in your rage you might break the rules.
What To Say When You Feel Anger
By the way, when you are anger or feel anger, then you say simply:
"Au'dhu billahi minash-Shaytaanir Rajeem"
Believe me anger will just disappear. However, to say it when you mind is blocked then it is more difficult than you think.
Killing Sins and the Reward of Suppressing Anger
When we are able to suppress the above the we are able to kill sins with one or four blows. It is difficult to keep track with every detail of the law but when we suppress these then we kill many flies with one blow at one time. What you are not angry then you will not commit those sins that are caused by anger. Suppressing anger itself is a good deed that brings high reward.
Suppressing Emotions Needs Patience and Work and Iman
As you might realize that to suppress these emotions sound very easy but it is very difficult. That is why we will have special reward for these qualities. However, if we want to taste the sweetness of Taqwa then we have to overpower these four things.
"Whoever lives amongst you will see much differing, so adhere to my Sunnah" Muhammad (صلّى الله عليه و سلم)
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