“The vast majority of adults (87%) agreed it feels like there has been a constant stream of crises over the last two years,' the study notes. Economics Inflation
Survey Shows 87% of Americans Are Stressed About Inflation and Rising Costs of Everyday Goods
Moreover, Mark Hamrick, the Washington bureau chief at Bankrate, told Morabito that Americans do have hope. “I think that people need to have a sense of hope,” Hamrick said. “When the economy is working for them, there’s a greater likelihood that people will have hope that they can accomplish their basic personal financial objectives.”
“The survey findings make clear that U.S. adults appear to be emotionally overwhelmed and showing signs of fatigue,” the APA’s Stress In America Survey notes. “The vast majority of adults agreed it feels like there has been a constant stream of crises over the last two years, and more than seven in 10 said they are overwhelmed by the number of crises facing the world right now,” the report adds.
Bankrate’s April Mental Health Report Shows 40% of Americans Say Money Is Impacting Their Mental Health Negativelyreport“And among adults who say money can have a negative impact on their mental health, about half say looking at their bank accounts is a trigger,” the Bankrate April mental health report notes. “This suggests that as a society, we need to do a better job having experiences with, and conversations about, money.