Gen Z All Stressed Out ???

Snowflake trigger alert !!!

Many members of Generation Z -- young people between 15 and 21 -- have taken more active roles in political activism this year, and a new survey indicates that the state of the nation is to blame for this generation's stress levels.

As gun violence, sexual assault claims and immigration dominate the 2018 news cycle, the American Psychological Association's annual Stress in America survey says that such issues are the main cause of stress among young adults.

The survey, released Tuesday, was conducted among 3,459 people 18 and older, and it included interviews with 300 teenagers ages 15 to 17. It measures attitudes and perception of stress to identify the leading sources of stress among the general public.

School safety is a top concern

Gun violence is the top source of stress across all generations, the survey said. About 75% of Gen Z reported mass shootings as a significant source of stress, and 72% said the same about school shootings.

About 56% of those who are in school say they experience stress when considering the possibility of a school shooting, the survey says.

School shootings are also a top concern for parents, the survey says, as 74% fear one or the possibility of one.

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/health/generation-z-stress-report-trnd/index.html

I would argue that the news cycle itself, and NOT any realistic assessment of the ACTUAL risks, is what causes this stress.

Back in my day, we faced similar threats (e.g., the very real threat of nuclear annihilation), but we were not bombarded with constant messages about them via the MSM and social media.

We are proving the axiom "we have nothing to fear except fear itself". And unlike the nonsense that it is President Trump who is stoking such fears, any truthful assessment of where we stand would agree it is the Trump haters who are the cause of this fear and resulting stress.