What is hostility?

If you are stress right now, beware of the hostility. Hostility is one of the worst. Hostility not only makes you miserable, but it might just kill you. There are some correlations between hostility and disease risk factors.

Hostility can be related to:

1. Increased cholesterol levels.

2. Increased tendency to smoke.

3. Increased tendency to drink and drunk.

4. Greater physical reaction such as higher blood pressure and heart rate.


It all boils down to worse health. Not all hostility research agrees, and non hostile people also end up with heart disease and unhealthy habits. Perhaps we’ll eventually discover that underlying health problems existed before the hostility surfaced.

In the meantime, one of the best things a hostile person or any stressed person can do is exercise. For the person with a really bad attitude, aerobic exercise defuses a hostile personality, making the person less reactive to stress.

A few tips for hostile person:

1. Take a walk or do weight training.

2. See the humor in situations.

3. Empathize, putting yourself in your antagonist’s place.

4. Put situations in perspective. Will today’s problem seem so important in a month?

5. Don’t hold grudges.

6. Share your feelings with caring family members and friends.

7. If your hostility is extreme, consider professional counseling.