Nowadays, stress becomes an common health issue for people. Some believe that the increasing responsibilities and demands of the modern era have led to a rise in stress levels, While the others argue that stress always been a part of life, even for previous generations. This essay discusses both aspects and presents my opinion on why stress is more popular in today’s generation.
To start with, the current generation faces more complex problem due to modern lifestyle. That is to say, population is getting higher over the years. As results, people need to compete with more people for limited position in job or in universities. For instance, some countries like USA, represents a growth of 60% in the job application between the year 2000 and 2020, highlighting the struggle for employment opportunities.
On the other hand, people from older generations were less likely to get stressed compared to current generation. However they also experience stress in terms of financial stability and family responsibilities. But the number and exposure were far lower compared to today. To illustrate, some countries like India, shows an average people getting stress over the period of 40 years between 1980 and 2020, and people more likely to get stress in the years from 2010 to 2020 as compared to the first 20 years.
In my opinion, stress affects the people both physical and psychological well being of a human. However, it impacted the people despite of the generation. But people today tend to experience alot compared to the older generation. This because of, increase in responsiblities, aim for financial freedom and also gain respect in the society.