My job's giving me a heart attack!

Atlanta, Georgia- Helen Smith, a forensic psychologist, had a heart attack at the age of 37. The heart attack forced her to take drugs and wear a pacemaker for the rest of her life. Helen was furious as to why this happened, knowing that she was healthy and had no family history of heart disease. She came up with the conclusion that stressful working conditions may have contributed to this medical tragedy. In the Journal of the American Medical Association, study shows that a person is more likely to have a heart attack if working in a stressful environment. In order reduce the risk of another heart attack; Helen Smith decided to work at home. With no rent and payroll, Helen could see fewer patients. It was a highly stressful situation to spent most of her time with violent patients, causing her heart to beat irregularly. She took the initiative to protect herself from another heart attack. Helen encourages the idea of working less to reduce such risks to happen.

Health care has improved itself since the 1900’s. Doctors are more aware of conditions and treatment, given the technology to study more about medical problems. Heart disease, the number one killer of Americans, can not only be genetics but also caused by stress. Heart disease was uncommon for people in the early 1900’s as it is today. Our world has revolutionized itself into a more competitive place, causing humans to become more stressful. To gain a higher position in a job employees work harder causing them to become stress. By enjoying life, people have the opportunity to prevent heart attacks.