It is good for your mental health to argue calmly. When you meet with grievances or differences of opinion, whether you argue with others or "swallow your words" may be related to your health. According to the latest report of American researchers, moderate and reasonable arguments can have beneficial effects on the body.
Researchers from the Social Research Institute of the University of Michigan reported at the 118th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, which is being held in San Diego, that it is beneficial to mental health to argue calmly, but it is harmful to health if you quarrel unreasonably and lose your temper.
The researchers chose 1842 volunteers aged 33 to 84 to conduct an 8-day follow-up survey. Every day, volunteers should explain to the researchers whether they solve problems through argument or "swallow their pride" when meeting grievances or differences of opinion. At the same time, the researchers tested and analyzed their saliva.
The results showed that argument helped to reduce the cortisol level in volunteers, and calmly arguing was beneficial to mental health, while "swallow your pride" would increase their cortisol level. The researchers explained that cortisol levels usually peak when people wake up, and then gradually decline. The level of cortisol in the body of those who "swallow their pride" not only rose rapidly after waking up in the morning, but also declined slowly; While the level of cortisol in the body of argumentative people did not rise significantly after waking up in the morning, arguing calmly was beneficial to mental health, but declined rapidly.
