Stress Up Since 1983
According to a Carnegie Mellon University study, stress levels in the United States increased 18 percent for women and 24 percent for men between 1983 and 2009. What do you think?

That sounds about right. I feel about 6 percent less additional stress than my husband.
Shoshanna Wright
Systems Analyst

Finally, scientific proof that things were better when I was a kid. Now to tell my children of the paradise lost that was the ’80s.
David Lillian
Track Superintendent

Every year since I lost my piano tie, my life has been a living hell.
Sean Pitofsky
Veneer Dryer
Stress Up Since 1983 | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source | American Voices.
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