Brits spend 5 years of their life worrying

LONDON: An average Brit spends two hours a day fretting over being out of shape, financial debts and high cost of living. A new study has found that stressed out Brits spend the equivalent of over five years of their life worrying.

According to UK health care provider Benenden Health, a typical adult in the UK scratches their head in despair for nearly 120 minutes each day, with worries about getting old, job security and relationships the most common triggers. The study also found that extreme anxiety has left adults unable to concentrate at work, endure sleepless nights and caused rifts with their partners.

Around 45% of more than 2,000 Brits studied admitted the amount they worried had directly affected their health. Paul Keenan, from Benenden, said on Tuesday, "It is a sad reality that stress is dominating our lives and having a severe impact - on our work life, our quality of sleep and our personal relationships. The crunch comes when it begins to have a detrimental impact on our health - and 45% admit stress is already doing this. Around 32% of people have even gone to the doctors because of worry or stress."

Concerns over low energy levels, fearing the aging process or work concerns were featured in the list of the most common worries. While relationship concerns like whether a partner is right for them or still in love with them burden the mind of many a typical person. The average person experiences six nights every month where their sleep is disturbed or the quality reduced as a result of worrying. And one in four Brits feel they have a major worry they aren't dealing with properly or are deliberately avoiding.

More than one in 10 people have bank statements, bills or letters they have yet to open and they put these out of sight because they are too scared to read them.

Keenan adds: "It's a small positive that 32% of people are taking stress issues to their doctor and seeking professional assistance. Brits need to ensure that stress is not taking over their lives without redress. They can do this by realising that a problem exists and not waiting until it is too late and their health is being severely impacted. The average person experienced 125 days over the last year where they had some sort of worry on their minds."

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