Natural Born Worriers Tend to Die Young
Well shit, guys. I only have about 10 years left. I would say that the time I spent locked in my room crying hysterically when I was 12 due to the Hale-Bopp comet making an appearance did me in. Or the multiple times I thought I had AIDS between the ages of 9 and 11.
“Research shows that higher levels of neuroticism can lead to earlier mortality, and we wanted to know why,” said researcher Daniel Mroczek, a professor of child development and family studies.
The research focused on men, but it’s applicable for either sex. Good article.
Huh. Imagine that. My Woody Allen level of neurotiscism (no, seriously, when I took the NEO-PI, the counselor thought I’d lied because my neutrotic scores were so high) is unhealthy.
