Top Causes of Stress in the U.S.
Top Causes of Stress in the U.S.
- Job Pressure (Co-Worker Tension, Bosses, Work Overload)
- Money (Loss of Job, Reduced Retirement, Medical Expenses)
- Health (Health Crisis, Terminal or Chronic Illness)
- Relationships (Divorce, Death of Spouse, Arguments with Friends, Loneliness)
- Poor Nutrition (Inadequate Nutrition, Caffeine, Processed Foods, Refined Sugars)
- Media Overload (Television, Radio, Internet, E-Mail, Social Networking)
- Sleep Deprivation (Inability to release adrenaline and other stress hormone)
U.S Stress Statistics Data
- Percent of people who regularly experience physical symptoms caused by stress = 77 %
- Regularly experience psychological symptoms caused by stress = 73 %
- Feel they are living with extreme stress = 33 %
- Feel their stress has increased over the past five years = 48 %
- Cited money and work as the leading cause of their stress = 76 %
- Reported lying awake at night due to stress = 48 %