Gloomy prospects
The world is far from Paradise on Earth - at least according to the inhabitants of the planet.
Recently, the analytical company Gallup shared the results of a global social survey conducted to determine the emotional background in the world. Their report suggests that people today are sadder, angrier and more anxious than the available evidence in the past, which could have far-reaching consequences for global health.
Sadness-longing and hearts moan
As part of their research, Gallup experts interviewed more than 151,000 adults living in more than 140 countries. The respondents were asked questions about the feelings they experienced the day before, for example, whether they laughed and smiled a lot, or experienced sadness or anger.
They found that the number of people reporting their feelings of anger increased by two percent from the previous year, while levels of anxiety and sadness increased by one percent, a new record for all three negative emotions.
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Physical burden
The researchers noted that negative feelings can affect a person's physical health - studies have linked anger with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, while chronic anxiety and sadness can be signs of anxiety and depression, which leads to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Long-term exposure to negative emotions on people can lead the world to a future in which very few healthy people will remain, and this cannot but worry.
If this trend continues, the world could face a future with very few healthy people - and such a situation could have troubling side effects.
Author: Sergey "Avarron" Afanasiev
