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Anger Part 3

Anger causes the release of stress hormones like cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. These hormones give bursts of energy but too much exposure can negatively impact health. The document lists several ways stress hormones from anger can affect the body, including increased blood pressure, headaches, vision issues, dry mouth, decreased thyroid function, and increased risk of heart attack and cancer. It emphasizes that the effects of anger linger and frequent anger allows more stress hormone damage over time.

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Anger Part 3

Anger causes the release of stress hormones like cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. These hormones give bursts of energy but too much exposure can negatively impact health. The document lists several ways stress hormones from anger can affect the body, including increased blood pressure, headaches, vision issues, dry mouth, decreased thyroid function, and increased risk of heart attack and cancer. It emphasizes that the effects of anger linger and frequent anger allows more stress hormone damage over time.

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HOW ANGER AFFECTS YOUR

BRAIN AND BODY: PART 13


HOW STRESS HORMONES CAN IMPACT YOUR BODY
To find out where these stress hormones come from, check out Part 1.
And for more on what they are up to in your brain, check out Part 2.

Anger causes the release of stress hormones like


cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline.

CORTISOL ADRENALINE NOR-


ADRENALINE

These hormones give your body bursts of energy so you can cope with negative
situations accordingly. However, too much of these hormones or repeated exposure
to these hormones can begin to negatively impact important parts of your body.

Increased
More frequent
pressure inside
headaches
your eyes
& migraines

Vision issues
like tunnel vision,
sensitivity to light,
or blurry vision

Decreased
thyroid
function

Feelings of
dry mouth

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© 2018 The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
HOW ANGER AFFECTS YOUR
BRAIN AND BODY: PART 13

Decreased
blood flow Increased
in digestive • heart rate
system • blood pressure
• blood glucose level
• blood fatty
acid level
Slow
metabolism

Increased
likelihood of
stroke and
heart attack

Lowered
bone
density

zz

Increase Increase in Decreased


incidents of number of number of
cancer virus infected natural killer
cells cells

Even after the feeling of anger passes, its impact lingers in your body much longer. And the more
often you get angry, the more these hormones can get to work in your body. That’s why it is
important to recognize when you’re angry and take steps to calm this powerful emotion.

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© 2018 The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine

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