Worries about the economy will hit men harder than women, say British researchers, due to the fact that job insecurity affects a man’s self-image and sense of masculinity.
A study by Cambridge University found that even though more British women than men had lost their jobs due to the credit crunch, men who think they are in danger of losing their job are more likely to become depressed than women.
“In part, there is a
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Are worries about America’s financial crisis making you depressed? University of Alabama at Birmingham Associate Professor Josh Klapow says the key to reducing your stress is to distinguish between “productive worry” and “unproductive worry.”
Productive worry, says Klapow, is thinking about situations you can control and should be used to spur you to take action to reduce your stress. Unproductive worry is thinking about those things
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A recent article in a Twin Cities newspaper reported that business is booming for therapists, a commonly cited reason being the downturn of the economy.
It does have a significant impact on most every aspect of our lives. It can cause us to worry about the future as well as the present. We find ourselves saying “what if?” a lot and dwelling on things that are not in our control. We can also start focusing on the negative, which
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