Sci is…a really competitive person. I'm so competitive that I will easily get into a contest with someone to prove I am more competitive than they are. School, running, life in general, I will compete at basically anything. Heck, I was playing the Battlestar Galactica game (which, if you like the show, can be pretty good fun), and by the end I was SCREAMING at the people on my team to get me INTO SPACE ALREADY SO I COULD WHIP THOSE CYLONS (I played Starbuck. I think we have a lot in common. Does it show?).
It's times like that (they DID get me into space, and we DID beat the Cylons), that I sit down afterward, take a deep breath…and wonder if this kind of competitiveness is really good for me. Negative social interactions such as social rejection may lead to an increased inflammatory response to stress . This in turn could put someone at risk for all sorts of nasties, like depression, hypertension, diabetes, and even some cancers. Is my competitive nature, in the end, going to be the better of me?
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