3. Being passive can be cancerous
Trying to avoid confrontation could kill you (literally), so just let it out! A joint study by Harvard University and the University of Rochester found that bottling up emotions can increase your risk of dying from all causes by 35 percent. Specifically, your risk for heart diseases rises by 47 percent — while, your risk for cancer increases by 70 percent. The era of passive aggression is over. Girl: B*tch. It. OUT.