ANGINA PECTORIS

Angina pectoris is simply a "strangling feeling in the chest" but it is not that simple for it is actually an exacerbating chest pain that may come suddenly without actual provocation. It happens when there is lack of blood supply and therefore lack of oxygen to the muscles of the heart. There are many possible causes all resulting to a condition called ischemia that could eventually lead to a heart attack.

The attack could be caused by fatigue or stress. When it happens the person affected needs to relax and most of the time medicines that dilates the blood vessels to increase the blood flow at least temporarily. When unchecked and unattended it could lead to death.

A simple suppressed idea or thought or anger is sometimes enough to initiate the attack of angina, that is why mental ventilation or mental catharsis is often life-saving. But there are occasions when it is not easy to ventilate simply because it is not always easy to be truthful when one knows that the truth could result to more problems than good. So you suppress it and put yourself at risk.

There must be a way for release and this is when shouting, screaming or cursing could be very helpful. In my garden I have a Scream Out Corner where one could express and symbolically throw away all his emotional, psychological and spiritual baggage by just expressing freely his feelings. After a while he feels relieved.

In your own private rooms it is important to have a little corner where you can confront your problems frontally anytime. Sometimes a pillow is enough dummy to represent the person you want to curse or shout at. It could also serve as a shoulder-to-cry-on. Just be sure your shouting and cursing won't reach the ears of your neighbor. Articles belonging to the person you want to confront can many times absorb completely everything that you expressed out. The above procedures are too simple but to effective to shield you from a massive heart attack.

Added to this is how you manage your mental attitude. When there are problems there are people involved and situations giving rise to the problem. If possible, change the person or change the situation. If both cannot be done, change your mental attitude about the problem. Know how to forgive. See everything positively from a wider perspective and you can say goodbye to Angina pectoris.