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~ SUBJECT: | NATIONAL HEART WEEK —

   

To observe: Heart Week, ane to. Meath coieributtone from the Healeh’ Services pivisien
~ to the Mad ‘Hatter, may | say a few words about the book, NTVEE fp SEHAV IQUE AND
~ YOUR HEART: mt » by ever, ee M.D. and Ray H. Rosenman M.

   

   
  
 
  

 

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your. vofatnaky soceeh even when there is no real mead) for |
and (b) : a tendency to utter the last few words of your sentences far, more
rapidly. ‘than the opening words. The vocal explosiveness. betrays the.

excess. peoress lon or bes you may be tenure 2 The: hurrying of the

  

  

  
 

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always move, walk, ante eat rapidly.

   
  
   
   
  
  
 
  

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te you feel. ‘aarticularly if you openly exhibit? to others)” & an Napee Rance
with the. rate at which most events take place. . You are; ‘suffering from
this’ sort of impatience if you find it difficult to restrain yourself from
hurrying. the speech of others and resort to the device” »f saying very
quickly: over and over again, '"'Uh huh, uh huh,'' or "Yes. yes, yes yes,!' to
someone who is talking, unconsciously urging him to "get. on with!’ or
hasten his rate of speaking. You are also suffering from impatience if
you attempt to finish the sentences of Porsans speaking to you before
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Other sig s of this sort of Hamat tence: if you become - ‘unduly Irritated
“or. even. enraged when a car ahead of you in your lane. t ns. at a pace you >
consider too slow; if you find it anguishing to wait’ in. a line or to
wait your turn to be seated at a restaurant; if you find it intolerable
to watch others perform tasks you know you can do faster; : if you become
_. Impatient with yourself as you are obliged to perform repetitious duties
(making out! bank. deposit slips, writing checks, washing and cleaning -
dishes, and so on), which are necessary but take you: away" from doing things
ra Pe have an interest in doing; if you find youlas hurrying: your |