can you actually “give someone a heart attack”?

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can you actually “give someone a heart attack”?

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  1. Mona_Mour__ Avatar

    Constant stress is bad for the heart, so if you’re in a toxic environment it can weaken and damage your heart over time

    And when this weak heart gets in an extreme situation, it might be enough for a heart attack

  2. nothing-_special Avatar

    You can cause them enough stress that the clog in their artery closes and causes a heart attack. But cardiovascular disease is caused by lifestyle choices and genetics mainly.

  3. CraftyPrune7253 Avatar

    Yes, especially if you text “we need to talk” with no context. Medical science has nothing on relationship anxiety

  4. 6ftTrouble Avatar

    While you can’t directly give someone a heart attack, indirectly, with various factors that is possible.
    Let’s say person A has a bad lifestyle, he is obese, doesn’t work, and lays around his couch throughout the day, orders KFC for his breakfast, lunch and dinner.
    Someday, you barge in, regarding a parking issue or anything that could get him in legal trouble. You bluff him, reporting to authorities.

    His heartbeat rises, heart tries to pump harder, the fat from KFC is clogged in his arteries, with the pressure, it gets ruptured. Here is your heart attack.

  5. Responsible_Lynx3173 Avatar

    My ex-wifes neighbor died of a heart attack a couple hours after he saw me wearing a dress

    Edit: he was in extremely poor health and had a rough day but when I showed up to chill with my daughter, he was absolutely shocked

  6. ID_Psychy Avatar

    Yes, you can. There was a guy I knew that liked to prank people — nothing outrageous; just simple things like moving your water bottle when you weren’t looking, unplugging your computer monitor, etc. He was a cool dude, though.

    Someone in the office wanted to get him back and put a fake mouse underneath his keyboard. When he found it, he flipped out a bit, but was seemingly okay.

    A few minutes later, he was leaning against the wall, looking as if he was ready to fall over. They called the paramedics and he was rushed off to the hospital. When he came back, he admitted to it being a heart attack.

    The person that put the mouse under his keyboard felt so bad because they were friends for a long time. After that, the pranks were kept at the annoying level rather than shock level.

  7. FireballPhD Avatar

    I guess so. Someone with heart issues can definitely die from shock, stress or fear.

  8. Particular_Turn_9143 Avatar

    Yes a nagging wife can definitely do it.

  9. Novae224 Avatar
  10. desertdweller007 Avatar

    Unfortunately, yes, and it happens more than people think. Stress and fear are not good for heart conditions.

  11. Live_Badger7941 Avatar

    It would probably be more accurate to say that you can do something to trigger a heart attack.

    But the heart attack will still only happen if the person already had an underlying heart condition (whether they knew about it or not.)

  12. mayhem1906 Avatar

    You can be the final trigger for something caused by genetics and lifestyle.

  13. SirOk7983 Avatar

    Yeah. Seen it done over time. Person didnt manage their stress.

  14. LivingEnd44 Avatar

    Yes. You can introduce a shock to their system. This can be done through a variety of ways, including triggering drama.

    But they will only have a heart attack if their system is weak to begin with (sickness or age or whatever). You can’t just give them a heart attack with your mind or something. 

  15. Lazy_Yam9854 Avatar

    Technically no. You can’t just will a heart attack on someone. But if a person has all of the right factors for a heart attack (high blood pressure, cardiac blockage, etc) and are sufficiently stressed out by your words/actions then it is possible that they could have a heart attack. Doesn’t mean they will. Or that they’re not just as likely to have one while mowing the lawn or playing tennis or making breakfast.

  16. CelebrationEmpty8792 Avatar

    I get heart palpitations in stressful situations involving others, so yes they can definitely give me a heart attack.

  17. moonbunnychan Avatar

    My mom had a stress related heart attack a few months ago, caused by my grandma with dementia.

  18. Devilman4251 Avatar

    With a syringe and a bunch of random chemicals, you can do anything you set your mind to

  19. Decent-Town-8887 Avatar

    Yes. I’m not going to say it doesn’t happen if someone doesn’t have underlying health or heart issues, I’ve seen some wild shit. Someone with heart issues, yes 100000%