If you're a socially awkward, glass-half-empty sort of person, take note: New research suggests having a "distressed" personality may jeopardize your health. A study published today in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes finds that those with this personality type, known as Type D, are at three times the risk for future heart problems, including peripheral artery disease, heart failure, and death, compared to more optimistic sorts.

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[NoOneButMe]

Thanks so much for sharing. Very interesting, however, somewhere in there I missed type C, or maybe there is no type C since D stands for distress.

This reminds me of the places I've read where loneliness is just as bad for your health as smoking (of which I am both), so time to change my outlook.