According to a research study by American Psychological Association, 30% of Americans are living under extreme stress. 75% of Americans are suffering from physical symptoms of stress like headache, stomach-ache and exhaustion.
Work and money are the top sources of stress. Many people are managing stress by eating junk foods, smoking and alcoholism. They are getting new diseases with these bad habits. But 80% of respondents are feeling satisfactory in their dealing with stress. Some people perform outstandingly when they are pushed to the wall while others fall to chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes and obesity when they faced severe stress.
Major causes of increased stress in working environment:
1. Low salaries and heavy workload.
2. Lack of growth opportunities and long working hours.
3. Lack of participation in decision-making.
4. Inflexible hours.
How people relieve from stress?
1. 50% of people reduced their stress levels by listening to music and reading books.
2. 40% of people decrease stress levels by spending with family and friends.
3. 30% of people overcome stress by praying to God.
4. According to some studies, sex also play vital role in reducing stress levels in humans.
5. 17% of alcoholics overcome stress by drinking excess alcohol while 70% of smokers took extra quota.
It is better if people learn to manage this unavoidable stress in our daily life in healthy ways. Some people are learning bad habits to overcome the stress and fall into this vicious cycle of chronic diseases.
Please share your experiences in dealing with stress.
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