Life's most stressful events in one chart
Which events inflict the most stress in life? A new survey shows that loss and grief are high on the stress scale with the death of a spouse the worst single event. Divorce, marital seperation and jail terms are also particularly grueling. This chart was featured on the indy100 and you can read the whole story here.
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This chart shows impact scores of stressful life events where 100 = most stressful.
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