Being bitter about life can make you unhealthy
Bitterness about others, and the world in general, can make you physically ill. A sense of failure—usually accompanied by feelings of anger and recrimination—often lies at the heart of a sense of bitterness, researchers at Concordia University in Montreal have found—and this can be toxic enough to cause physical illness.
Lead researcher Carsten Wrosch says: “When harboured for a long time, bitterness may forecast patterns of biological dysregulation and physical disease.”
Forgiveness is the best way to break down the constant feeling of bitterness, he says (
www.concordia.ca/now/what-we-do/research/20110809/can-blaming-others-make-people-sick.php).
WDDTY 22 no 7, October 2011