Trump Felt Stressed Out Yelling: Don't Push Me So Hard

If America's current political climate has been stressing you out lately, you're definitely not alone.

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According to a new survey published by the American Psychological Association, it turns out America's stress level is at an all-time high, and politics are largely to blame. The most recent "Stress in America" survey, conducted by Harris Poll in January 2017, reports that 57% of Americans find the current political climate to be "a very or somewhat significant source of stress." Furthermore, 49% of participants reported they felt anxious about the election's outcome and 66% reported they were extremely stressed about the future of the nation. The survey — which included 1,019 Americans surveyed from Jan. 5 to Jan. 19 — also reports that "Americans’ overall average reported stress level rose from 4.8 to 5.1 on a 10-point scale" between August of last year and January of this year.

Of course, the data does diverge a bit between political parties: While 72 percent of Democrats have found the results of the election to be a "significant source of stress," only 26 percent of Republicans agreed. Meanwhile, the numbers were slightly closer when it came to stress over America's future, with 76 percent of Democrats again reporting it was a "significant source of stress," and 59 percent of Republicans agreeing.

  

The survey also found an increase in Americans reporting significant stress for their personal safety — from 29 percent to 34 percent since August, the highest has been since the question was first included in the study. Stress over acts of terrorism also increased from 51 to 59 percent, and stress over police violence toward minorities rose from 36 percent to 44 percent. Money, work, and the economy also remained major sources of stress across the board.

It's worth noting that prior to the election, Americans' stress level was on the decline — and in the ten years since they've been conducting the survey, the APA has never before seen such a significant increase in stress.

  


“We know that chronic stress can take a toll on a person’s health," APA Executive Director for Professional Practice Katherine C. Nordal wrote in the report. "It can make existing health problems worse, and even cause disease, either because of changes in the body or bad habits people develop to cope with stress. The bottom line is that stress can lead to real physical and emotional health consequences."

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