From the author: More interesting information on the website - With many of my clients, both in individual and group work, the topic of grievances comes up in one way or another - forgiven, seemingly forgiven and not forgiven... Think for a minute, do you remember any of your grievances - towards yourself or another person? And honestly ask yourself, have I forgiven? Sometimes I hear in response “NO! I haven’t forgiven and will never forgive! This cannot be forgiven!”, or “What’s there to forgive? Forgot and that’s it!” “Today I want to share information about the physiological component of forgiveness - the ability to forgive helps maintain the health of your cardiovascular system. Scientists from the University of California at San Diego have concluded that the ability to forgive protects a person from surges in blood pressure and reduces the risk of hypertension and heart attack and stroke. This statement was made as a result of their new study, which involved more than 200 subjects. Study participants were asked several times to recall times when they felt resentful towards someone. Half of them were asked to remember a situation when they were able to forgive an offense. Special devices recorded the blood pressure level and heart rate of the subjects. This study showed that participants who remembered an unforgiven offense had the greatest increase in blood pressure. The results of this study showed that forgiveness can be an excellent method of preventing the risk of hypertension. For independent work on your grievances, there are quite a lot of different forgiveness practices. But if you feel that it is difficult for you to deal with your grievances on your own, be sure to contact a specialist. Waiting for grievances to go away on their own is more expensive for yourself (and they are unlikely to go away). Be healthy, know how to forgive!