By Sean Moloughney, Editor09.08.22
A once-in-a-generation pandemic, droughts, heatwaves, and wildfires, the war in Ukraine and fear of nuclear disaster, inflation and economic volatility, political extremism and terroristic threats are all enough to stress the most zen of us.
According to Gallup’s 2022 Global Emotions Report, in 2021, “negative emotions—the aggregate of the stress, sadness, anger, worry and physical pain that people feel every day—reached a new record in the history of Gallup’s tracking.”
In fact, 2021 was the most stressful year in recent history, with a new record-high 41% of adults worldwide saying they experienced a lot of stress the previous day. A one-point increase from the previous year followed a five-point jump between 2019 and 2020.
While still present, the stigma around mental health is receding, fortunately, thanks in part to younger people. According to the International Food Information Council (IFIC)
According to Gallup’s 2022 Global Emotions Report, in 2021, “negative emotions—the aggregate of the stress, sadness, anger, worry and physical pain that people feel every day—reached a new record in the history of Gallup’s tracking.”
In fact, 2021 was the most stressful year in recent history, with a new record-high 41% of adults worldwide saying they experienced a lot of stress the previous day. A one-point increase from the previous year followed a five-point jump between 2019 and 2020.
While still present, the stigma around mental health is receding, fortunately, thanks in part to younger people. According to the International Food Information Council (IFIC)
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