Athough most people are richer in the past, modern life seems very stressful, and the number of people suffering from stress is at record levels. What are the main causes of stress in modern life, and how could stress be reduced?

Along with modernization of the society, there comes a great number of problems that stress people out at an alarming level. This essay will look at the noticeable reasons and give possible solutions.

There are a variety of reasons leading to stress, one of which is busy working schedual. Except for earning money to live a wealthy life, people have tendancy to purchase expensive and attempting items that only offerer by modern brands. To do such thing, numerous professions’ salary is not sufficient, therefore, people are likely to work not only official hours but also extra hour and do part-time jobs, which hardly any free times are spared. Another cause of high stress rate is that people competing social status. People are trying to make a name for themselves by entering the elite society. This may put pressure on who try too hard to behave flawlessly and who want to buil relationships with high-class people.

To tackle the problem, people can follow several ways. First is to purchase suitable items instead of buying money-consuming products. Second is to lower one’s expectations and not consider fame indispensable. Having too high standard can cause to unecessary stress. Additionally, workers should make more free time to entertain and relax, as to gain mentally benefits from quality times with beloved ones.

In conclusion, it is likely that people will suffer extreme stress produced by busy working timetable and high demand of social relationships unless urgent actions are taken probably.