Lifestyle tensions

In 1991, 69% of people in the USA said they would like to slow down and live a more relaxed life. Only 19% would like a more exciting, faster-paced life.

1. Stress in human beings

1. Fear of loss of property
2. Emotional strain
3. Communications stress

1. Suicide
2. Mental depression
3. Lifestyle disease
4. Civilized poisons

1. Social outcasts
2. Marginal level of family income
3. Irregular working hours
4. Increasing pace of life
5. Excessive work-related travel

1. Work addiction
2. Social isolation
3. Lifestyle discrimination
4. Disharmony of lifestyle as a factor in ill health

1. Reducing lifestyle tensions
2. Downshifting occupation

1. Tension
2. Oversufficiency-Insufficiency
3. Accord-Disaccord
4. Courage-Fear
5. Friendship-Enmity