Analyze the various cause of stress in today’s urban society

Nowadays, different people have different stress, stress is the biggest problems. Stress can lead to many problems, such as, frequent headaches, insomnia, difficulty concentrating，forgetfulness，stomach pain, obsessive or compulsive behavior，constipation, even can lead suicides and violence. These are some of the results of Grant Thornton's 2005 International Business Owners Survey (IBOS). Research with more than 6,000 business owners in 24 countries shows that stress levels had rocketed by more than a third. Also we can know top of the stress table are business owners in Taiwan where a staggering 69 per cent said their stress levels had increased in just one year. They were followed by entrepreneurs in Hong Kong (54%), Turkey (54%), Mexico (54%), India (53%), the Philippines (53%), Japan (51%), Russia (51%) and South Africa (50%). According to these results, people can know stress is a big problem. What are the causes of stress in today’s urban society? Finances, personal relationships, work and death are the main various causes of stress in today’s urban society.

Financial problem is one of the most negative personal stresses. Most studies agree that finances are a leading cause of stress. Money is more and more important in today’s urban society. If people don’t have money, they might not be able to get the things they want. Thus, everybody always thinks about money is the most important, also tries their best to be rich. In contrast, some people are facing the financial problems such as a home or car. Others are stressed by a loss of income, or mounting credit card debt. While college students stress over paying for an education, Baby Boomers and older senior citizens find that retirement income can be a major cause of stress. Today, in United States, according to government statistics, more than one million Americans filed for bankruptcy in 2006. Worrying too much about their finances is the main cause of chronic stress which caused 25% of total population of Americans to be absent from work.

 “Personal relationships problems are another type of stress we all experience from time to time.” Personal relations, including divorce, lost contact with the love, argue with their children. That when people feel anxious, cannot concentrate on one thing. People also worry that the idea of a stranger on themselves. Students do not worry too much about family relationships, but they will worry about friends, especially when they were ignored by friends.

“Closely tied to finances as a cause of stress is work. Our jobs or careers seem to cause constant stress. In the LifeCare poll, 21 percent of those responding listed this as the leading cause of stress in life.” How is the workplace a cause of stress? We worry about getting and keeping adequate employment. We worry about new types of work or new responsibilities. We struggle to climb a career ladder, overwhelmed by the demands. Work conditions may change, or we may have interpersonal trouble at work. Students, especially teenagers and college age students, cite school work as a cause of stress. Sometimes, work stress is brought on by others. Sometimes, we bring it on ourselves.

 Probably the most wrenching cause of stress is the death of a loved one or close friend. Even the death of a pet can be very stressful. Example of a life, one of my classmates raised a dog for seven years, when that dog died, she was three days without eating anything. Death is very painful for people, is also a very stressful.

 Finances, personal relationships, work and death are the causes of stress in today’s urban living. Although life can cause a lot of problem, life without stress is like car without an engine. Sometimes stresses can force people to do the things better.  But, sometimes stresses make people’s lives overloaded. It is better reduced

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