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Britons Buckle Under Modern Life
Updated: 13:37, Thursday October 04, 2007
British people are buckling under the strain of modern life.
It’s all too much
It’s all too much
One in 10 people describes themselves as constantly at boiling point while a fifth start feeling stressed before breakfast.
A poll for the Relaxation for Living Institute found British people spend a total of five and a half years of their adult life feeling strung out and tense.
Just over half of the population struggles to sleep at night, while one in two has headaches or migraines, 23% have digestive problems and 17% suffer panic attacks.
Two thirds of people admit they now regularly feel at the end of their tether and unable to cope, and 12% said they constantly feel at boiling point.
Almost half, 42%, said they spend at least an eighth of the day feeling stressed out and on average, people are anxious for more than two hours a day.
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The survey found that the biggest strain on people was money worries and financial uncertainty, followed by work pressures and relationships.
Another major cause of stress was the pressure to look good and people’s self-image, with 45% of women and 24% of men citing it as a cause of anxiety.
People appear not to know where to turn when they feel stressed, with just under 30% admitting they resort to alcohol and the same number using coffee as a crutch.
Wandsworth GP Roger Schofield said: “It’s no good us doctors telling patients to go home and relax because most people don’t know how to.
“Sticking on a pan-pipes CD probably won’t have the necessary effect.
“Learning how to manage the physical effects of stress through exercise and breathing is one of the keys to coping and feeling better every day.”
The overwhelming majority of people - 71% - believe living in the UK is more stressful than living abroad and 85% believe life is harder now than it was 50 years ago.
Regards,
Jane
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Britons Buckle Under Modern Life
Updated: 13:37, Thursday October 04, 2007
British people are buckling under the strain of modern life..........””
Eh I think that’s almost universal. The same would apply to America.
That’s also why people MIGRATE around the world.
Perhaps you think only Brits emigrate and nobody else does????
LOL.
Here you go Jane. You wouldn’t know this living in America but here are some interesting tidbits about The Sun newspaper and the filth and lies this rag has spread:
http://media.guardian.co.uk/thesun/story/0,12950,1255937,00.html
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/liverpool/2004/07/295149.html
http://www.kirkbytimes.co.uk/news_items/boycott_sun.html