Your personality can impact everything from relationships to work success. It can also be a factor in heart health.

Type A personality — typically referring to a person who is highly competitive, impatient, driven and irritable — has long been under scrutiny for its link to high stress levels and a potentially higher risk of heart disease.

But newer research finds a bigger health toll from Type D personality, which describes people who are distressed and tend to experience negative emotions, leading to more symptoms of depression and anxiety.

At the same time, they also tend not to express these emotions, fearing rejection or disapproval from others.

Doctors say the toll that can take on the heart shows the importance of boosting mental health every day.

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