Study: 8 out of 10 Americans stressed because of economy

[Project Grudge]

Source: CNN

# Concern about economy is a shift from 2007's top sources of stress
# Half in survey stressed about providing for family and having job stability
# Women are bearing the brunt of financial stress
# 60 percent feel angry and irritable, 53 percent fatigued, 52 percent sleepless

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/07/economic.stress/index.html

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New study released points out the obvious. This is hitting everyone, but apparently we need a study to tell us.

[stray cat]

1. Who are the 20% that are not - surely not those cheering their neighbors destruction

or are they?

[jobycom]

2. Buddhists.

[CountAllVotes]

4. the ones busy threatening Obama and calling him names

they don't know what else to do but this. Money is a foreign and complex issue with them. They are too busy trying to spread hated and lies I suspect while Rome burns.

[Sabriel]

6. It's the oblivious 20 who still think Shrub is doing a heck of a job

If they can't see that, then they can't see the taking economy, either.

[Nay]

10. People who didn't fall for the "buy it now" advertising, and who couldn't care

less how old their cars are as long as they go on down the road.

[David__77]

12. Honestly I'm not too stressed.

I'm ok with my older car and my apartment. However, to my surprise, less than 15% of wage earners nationally make more than me. This is California though, and things are pricey. I'm in a sector that is relatively insensitive to the economic downturn, and may in fact benefit marginally.

[Zhade]

14. People who support a corporate bailout that has already been shown won't do jack shit?

That's my guess.

[depakid]

18. As was said- those cheering their neighbors' destruction

to their own ends (whatever those might be).

[fNord]

20. Christian fundies who have just prepared for the rapture

Hail Eris

[HughBeaumont]

3. Well, gee, maybe because it's not like ALL of us suffer in bad times.

Management makes bad decisions, they mostly get to keep their jobs. Workers? NAAAAAAAAH.

But hey, corporations, go ahead and lay people off. Because that's a really productive and well-thought-out decision to help the problem, not exacerbate it. :sarcasm:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/HughBeaumont/60

"We're all in this together". Except when we're not.

[OhioChick]

13. You got it!

And since I'm not in management, I'm pretty damn stressed. :argh:

[enid602]

5. like Laura

The other 2 out of 10 are on Xanax.

[Project Grudge]

7. If it gets any worse

I think I'd like to become one of them.

[redqueen]

8. No, really?

Shocking news!

:sarcasm:

[eilen]

9. I'm refusing to get stressed about it.

We'll get by.

I'm waiting for the stress after election day-- if the warmongers win. Then I'll be making an exit strategy.

[aggiesal]

11. Statistically 4 of the 8 ...

voted for King George in 2004.
I do not feel sorry for those 4.
They're getting what they voted for.

We tried to warn them. But, they're
too smart for us.

[Trillo]

15. A story like this would be much more useful presented as a graph

over time.

Where's the story?

[4dsc]

16. I'm in the 20%

I am not stressed one bit about what's happening in the markets.. Its no use.. I have saved my rainy day fund and I still have my job.. I'll worry and become stressed if something changes that..

[MrSlayer]

17. I'm a 20%er.

Why stress out over things you can't control?

[tavalon]

19. I need to keep that in mind

I have this magical thinking thing where if I stress enough about something, I have some measure of control over it. Total bullshit.