Causes of Stress Today1. Super Woman or Super Man Syndrome“Be all that you can be,” says the Army, and every other job or situation that we encounter.2. AccessibilityWe’re never alone. We carry our phones with us all the time, and e-mail lets us work any time, anywhere, 24/7.3. Busy CalendarsWe wanted to have friends to dinner on a Friday night and had to schedule them five weeks out for our calendars to coincide.4. Analysis Overload1Cereal—there are over 100 choicesSoap—249 kindsToothpaste—250 kinds5. Consumer OrgyHow many TV’s do you have in your home?Do you have more than ten pair of shoes in your closet?Duplicate tools in your garage?6. Hurry SyndromeToday we use our DVR to automatically fast-forward over commercials. (This way we can watch a 30-minute program in 22 minutes!)7. Living away from familyHaving to travel long distances to see family and not seeing them often is stressful.8. TrafficWe’d never even heard of road rage ten years ago. Now they plant trees and flowers to calm us down.9. Facing our own mortalityRealizing we’re going to die some day and then what?
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