What is your #1 source of stress? Are you in the most stressed age group? How do you compare to others in the USA? This eye-popping slideshow electrifies findings from the annual Stress In America survey, plus inspiration and ideas for busting stress from stress management speaker Jordan Friedman. See the music video version at http://youtu.be/bUfPT_6fJBo

1. STRESS
IN THE
USA

2. HOW STRESSED ARE WE?

3. STRESSED
HOW
ARE
YOU?

4. according to a
recent study by the
American
Psychological
Association...

5. 20% of say we
are extremely
stressed

6. women
report
more
stress
than
men

7. men are
less likely
to say they
are stressed

8. “Stress is
causing me
health
problems.”
66%

9. who do you
think has the
MOST stress?

10. Americans in
the North,
South, East or
West?

11. East

12. who’s next
most stressed?

13. our friends in the
West are 2nd most
stressed

14. who do you
think has
the LEAST
stress?

15. folks in the Midwest

16. M i d w e s t e r n e r s
m o r e t h a n o t h e r
A m e r i c a n s
t u r n t o f r i e n d s
a n d f a m i l y f o r
s u p p o r t

17. Mirror
mirror on
the wall,
which age
group is the
most
stressed of
all?
Mirror
mirroron
thewall,
whichage
groupisthe
most
stressedof
all?

18. Millennials1
Gen X’ers2
3
4
Boomers
Matures

19. why all
stress?
the

20. 69% SAY MONEY
65% SAY WORK
61% SAY THE ECONOMY
57% SAY FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
56% SAY RELATIONSHIPS
52% SAY FAMILY HEALTH PROBLEMS
51% SAY PERSONAL HEALTH CONCERNS

21. 60% tried to
reduce
stress
last year

22. 37% said they
were
doing a
good job

23. WHAT’S MAKING
IT SO HARD TO
REDUCE STRESS?

24. 1lack of will power
#

25. 2not enough time
#

26. 3too expensive
#

27. 4stress
#

28. How do
you bust
stress?
52%
exercise
34%
watch
TV
40%listen to
music
52%
read

29. Who do you talk with to
release your stress?

30. friends?
your partner?
a teacher?
a therapist?
your doctor?

31. those who get support for
stress reduction from their
healthcare providers say
they are more successful
reducing their stress

32. WE WANT YOU
TO BUST YOUR
STRESS DAILY

33. take breaks
ask for help
communicate
focus on one thing
get enough sleep
help someone else

34. thestresscoach.com
use free videos, relaxation tracks,
teaching tools and more