Despite living in the wealthiest nation on earth, Americans are among the most stressed of all populations in the world.
A greater proportion of Americans reported experiencing more stress than Venezuelans, according to a new poll by Gallup. Despite its status as the most wealthy and powerful nation in the world, the U.S. population was among the most stressed out.
Down in 12th place at 52 percent was Venezuela, a country in the grip of a painful economic and political crisis, where there's rioting in the streets, people are starving, millions of refugees have fled and the threat of civil war hangs heavy. “The disconnect between a strong economy and Americans' increasing negative emotions illustrates how GDP and other hard economic data tell only part of the story,” Gallup said in its report.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately one in five adults in the U.S.—43.8 million people—experience mental illness in any given year.
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