Stress — 1 in 6 Say They’re Stressed Every Day

A survey by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has found a lot of us are really stressed. And the study found 45% of us are stressed to the max at least once a week.

The stressor is news or what we’re seeing on social media.

Ohio State Center for Integrative Health director, Maryanna Klatt, PhD said watching, listening or reading news or things on social media have stressed 16% — or close to 1 in 6 — every day.

“Stress, in itself, is not bad. But it is problematic when it becomes your chronic state of being, and when no action is taken to address the stress,” Klatt said. “We only become stressed about situations or people we care about. This tells us something about what we value. The most important thing is to use that knowledge to transform our stress into ways that enrich our humanity rather than lessen it.”

She says there are lots of things we can do to help us handle stress. These are some of her suggestions:

• Move your body — walking, gym exercises or other forms of exercise
• Spend time with others and talk to them to increase feelings of being connected
• Spend some time away from social media
• Spend more time in nature

She also said stress impacts us at every level of our lives from work to home and that stress can also lead to physical issues.

“Only 7 percent of survey participants said they do nothing to help manage their stress. This is good news that most people are aware that managing stress is a need,” Klatt said. “Think of the most stressed-out person you know. Do you want to be around them or spend a lot of time with them? My guess would be ‘No.’ Whatever you are doing to manage your stress, keep doing it.”

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