Britain - Stressed Out By Work And Finances

Financial problems inclduing low pay, long working hours and family problems are the main drivers of increasing stress levels across the country, shows a report out this week.

The survey commissioned by the Samaritans, confirms Britain as one of the most stressed nations in Europe.

According to the findings of the Samartitans who surveyed some 2,000 people, half the population say they feel more stressed now than five years ago and more than 10 per cent say they have felt suicidal - twice the level found in 2003.

Research published last month showed one in five Britons felt their life was out of control, the highest proportion in the nine industrialised nations studied.

The survey, Stressed Out, was released to mark Stress Down Day today, organised by the charity to highlight stress in the workplace.

The director of Samaritans service support, Joe Ferns, said: "The results of the survey are worrying - not only because we're getting more stressed but because it seems we're getting worse at dealing with that stress."

Mr Ferns said people sometimes reacted to stress in inappropriate ways, by drinking or going shopping, which added to the problem. "Feeling stressed can be a vicious circle. Sometimes, the more people feel stressed, the more they do things which put them under greater pressure."

Women suffered more than men with over half saying they felt stressed more than once a month.

Download and read the survey results yourself here

Source: Samaritans, Independant


 


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