As the saying goes, when people go high, water flows low.But in the process of pursuing "upward", if you are too impatient and brave, it will inevitably cause harm.Timothy W. Smith, a psychologist at the University of Utah, announced a new research result at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association held not long ago: people who are too competitive are likely to suffer from cardiovascular diseases, thus shortening their life span.
Comparisons of houses, cars, deposits and positions are everywhere in life.In order to compete for a higher position, there are many people who waste their heart and labor.The concept of competition and unyielding is gradually seeping into the consciousness of more and more people. For example, parents like to compare their children's academic achievements with those around them;The old people who refuse to accept the old always want to compete with the young people, even compete with the physical strength;When driving on the road, there may be an angry driver who will "show" his own skills in the congested traffic, ignoring the traffic rules.Whether parents compare education, the elderly compare physique, or the competitiveness in work, it is actually derived from a kind of original power to maintain self-esteem, strengthen self superiority and sense of value, and the resulting external performance is face saving, competition, competition, and so on.
It is a common and normal psychological state to confirm one's own value by comparing with others, which can bring a certain sense of security to people.The generation of competition and bravado stems from the overestimation of self value.Everyone has an estimated value of himself/herself, which is usually slightly higher than the real situation. If it is too high, it will lead to his/her aggressive behavior, which will have a negative effect on others, and it is easy to arouse the other party's psychological reflection, and then defend his/her self-worth with a competitive attitude.
There are two kinds of winners: inborn and acquired.Congenital type refers to type A personality.They are "aggressive", like competition, and have high requirements in work and life.They are easy to succeed, but also prone to pessimism, anxiety, irritability and other emotions.The competitive personality formed in the day after tomorrow is related to family conditions. They lack a sense of security when they are young, and tend to compete for the first place in everything when they grow up, or attach great importance to the pursuit of material and identity.In a sense, striving for power is a defensive mentality.It will make the brain mobilize the whole body into a tense state of combat readiness, which will lead to the impact of blood on blood vessels and the heart and brain, and even lead to vascular rupture and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.The medical school of Northwestern University in the United States has conducted a 15 year follow-up survey on 3300 young people aged 18 to 30. The results show that people with type A personality are more likely to suffer from hypertension after middle age.In addition, 85% of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are related to type A personality;Type A personality accounted for 98% of heart disease patients;Type A personality has a 5 times higher risk of coronary heart disease than type B personality.American cardiology experts Friedman and Rosenman found that the sudden death rate of type A personality group was 4.5 times higher than that of type B personality group, which was relatively calm, after a four-and-a-half year, six-and-a-half year and eight and a half year follow-up statistics!
