London: Researchers have found just thinking about being stressed can make individuals fall seriously ill and even increase the chance of suffering a heart attack.
It was found, while following more than 7,000 civil servants over a period of up to 18 years, how the increased perception of stress almost doubled the risk of suffering a heart attack.
The is the first time a link has been discovered between heart disease and people's own view on how stress is affecting their health, Daily Mail reported.