This "defect" of ours can make us age 6 years earlier

A form stress it is possible to add 6 years to us, according to research done at Brigham Hospital in Boston on 5,000 women, aged 42 to 69. According to scientists, phobias trigger damage to the cells they cause Premature Aging.

The women with phobias the phobic anxiety, it was found that they have more age-related cellular damage than women who are not possessed by phobias such as hysophobia, agoraphobia, etc.

Specifically, they were found to have shorter telomeres than those without phobias. Telomeres are located at the end of chromosomes and protect the genetic material from damage and are also linked to diseases such as cancer and dementia as well as heart problems.