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According to a study of 2000 adults, a specific moment of our day – taking place early in the morning – would be the cause of all our worries. Explanations.
Skipping breakfast for lack of time, being stuck in traffic jams, arriving late at the office, having to go to meetings… Many small everyday hassles undermine morale. But a particular moment would be associated with a significant stress peak. This was revealed by a survey carried out by OnePollfor the RESCUE Remedy brand, relayed by Studyfinds.
Daily hassles that cause stress and anxiety
If the survey reveals that fatigue (46%), an interrupted night’s sleep (36%) or a busy work day (33%) are among the main causes of our little daily hassles, the fateful hour at time we would be most stressed would be… 7:23. Indeed, it would coincide with the time of getting ready to go to work.
“Often when we think of ‘drama’ we think big, but study shows how small details can impact our daily mood“, reveals Zuzana Bustikova, spokesperson for the brand.
According to the survey, while 35% of volunteers believe that small stressful events are part of life, 24% find it difficult to relax when faced with such hassles.
These daily inconveniences lead people to feel frustrated (32%), anxious (23%) and even tired (21%).
Similarly, 24% admit that overthinking everyday issues has an impact on their sleep and 22% find it emotionally draining.
The study further reveals that adults think about five things at a time on average and that 16% of them think that they have more worries than others.
Finally, 24% of people questioned by OnePoll admit that these inconveniences occur “by their fault”, such as waking up late.
The most stressful events of the day
Among the incalculable number of stressors (identified by the participants), some seem to be more stressful than others. Among the most stressful factors are:
- Being stuck in traffic jams
- Spilling something on clothing, e.g. food, drink, makeup, toothpaste
- Dropping and breaking an object by accident, such as a glass or bowl
- wake up late
- Burn your food
- Overflow a pot of boiling water onto the hob
- tripping in public
- Struggling to find a parking space
- Being late for work
- Forget bags at the supermarket
- Get bird poop
- be locked out
- The car engine that won’t start
- The delay or cancellation in public transport (bus, train, etc.)
- Text the wrong person
- Deciding what to eat for dinner
- Forget an umbrella while it’s raining
- Decide what to wear
- Check your bank balance and have less money than expected
- Forgetting a loved one’s birthday
- Disorder caused by a child or a pet
- Have clothes you want to wear in the wash
- Leave your wallet at home
- Forget the shopping cart room at the supermarket
- Losing your keys (car or house)
- Forgetting ingredients for a meal
- Tearing her pantyhose
- Waiting too long to return an item to a store for a refund
- Realizing that an email you thought you sent is in your “drafts”
- Forgetting about important administrative tasks, such as insurance renewal, meter readings, etc.
- Not knowing how to respond to a message, whether it’s a text, a dating app, or a social network.
- Try to organize social activities
- Spilling a drink on a technological device, such as a laptop, telephone, etc.
- Have a lot of messages to reply to
- Choke in public
- Having a flat tire while cycling
- Forgetting a meeting and not showing up
- Arriving late to pick up or drop off your child, for example at school