#stress

#stress

When we're under a lot of stress, our brains do something fascinating and often harmful to our relationships: They shift into scarcity mode. Often, people think of a scarcity mindset only as something related to our finances and resources: We don't have enough money, food, or time. But scarcity mindset, or the general belief that there isn't enough, impacts people in every area: their skills, their worth, their general capacity in life.

According to the American Psychological Association's latest Stress in America™ 2025 survey, societal division has emerged as a major source of stress for U.S. adults. Conducted online by The Harris Poll, the survey found that 62% of 3,000 adults, ages 18 and older, identified societal division as a significant stressor in their lives. As we head into the holiday season, this finding feels especially relevant. The same gatherings that promise warmth and connection can also stir tension, particularly when social and political differences arise.

Professor Neil Walsh and his team at Liverpool John Moores University have established that people who are dehydrated have higher spikes of cortisol during stressful situations. And these findings, published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, suggest that over the long term, dehydration could have important implications for chronic diseases that are associated with heightened stress responses over time, including depression, anxiety disorders, heart disease, and diabetes.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed right now? We are all feeling it lately, personally and collectively as a society. You may be absorbing not only your own stress, but stress from those around you, as well as national stress. The world - and maybe your life - feels like it's turned upside down and may not seem like it makes sense anymore.

The day I learned to breathe again began, ironically, in a hospital corridor. It was 9:15 a.m., and I was already behind schedule. Emails unanswered, phone buzzing, mind juggling three patient stories at once. Then an elderly man with a cane stepped into the hallway in front of me. He moved slowly, deliberately, pausing between steps as if listening for instructions from the ground.

'Our recent research found that parents, compared to non-parents, reported higher desire for and engagement in infidelity during periods of significant external stress, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.'

53% of Americans said the cost of groceries was a major source of stress right now, while 33% said it was a minor source of stress.

James Tucker emphasizes that effective cyber resilience strategies contain three elements: "processes, technology, and people." Companies often overlook the importance of the human factor in resilience strategies.

Interesting findings of this study highlight that stress from work can have a significant impact on dogs, as they pick up on their owner's stress levels.