Stress Facts and Statistics – therecoveryvillage.org
The Global Organization for Stress reports that:
- 75 percent of Americans experienced moderate to high stress levels in the past month
- Stress is the number one health concern of high school students
- 80 percent of people feel stress at work
Stress Facts and Statistics – therecoveryvillage.org
Depending on a person’s thinking patterns and coping skills, almost anything can cause stress. Some of the most frequently cited sources of stress include: money, work, the economy, family responsibilities, relationships, personal health issues, housing costs, job stability, family health problems, and personal safety.
Ro 8:21
that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
Stress Facts and Statistics – therecoveryvillage.org
Stress affects the entire body and is linked to many co-occurring mental and physical health problems, like: heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, and anxiety.
Stress Facts and Statistics – therecoveryvillage.org
Long-term stress is often a contributing factor in many of the leading causes of death in the United States, including heart disease, cancer, lung disease, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver and suicide.
Stress Facts and Statistics – therecoveryvillage.org
As it’s directly associated with the six leading causes of death, stress can be called a silent killer.
Stress kills.
Stress (def.) – Merriam-Webster.com
A constraining force or influence: such as…
- A force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body or body part
- A physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation
- A state resulting from a stress; especially : one of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium
Even Jesus Removed Himself from Stressful Situations
Don’t ever feel condemned just because you need a break from those things that cause you stress. The strongest man to ever walk this Earth isolated Himself at times.
You are no hero. Heroes die young from stress-induced illnesses.
Even Jesus Removed Himself from Stressful Situations
Don’t ever feel condemned just because you need a break from those things that cause you stress. The strongest man to ever walk this Earth isolated Himself at times.
Heb 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Stress is relative.
One-Way Mirrors
Humans are prone to judging others from their own position of strength. We have short memories. Once we are delivered from a type of weakness, we lose our tolerance for it altogether, often berating those still awaiting deliverance.
How to Handle Stress – blog 10/28/22
The secret [to handling stress] isn’t digging your heels in; rather, it’s about transcending your circumstances. This is where true strength lies.
Even Jesus Removed Himself from Stressful Situations
Don’t ever feel condemned just because you need a break from those things that cause you stress. The strongest man to ever walk this Earth isolated Himself at times.
