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We have so much more than our forebears. But I remember the study that found 10x increase in depression since 30s in US.

When dealing with large groups, what causes chronic stress is usually the same. Exceptions are exceptions.

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Actually, disagree. Major psychological cohorts with different profiles, big enough to make for several distinct subgroups. Buuuuuuuuuut...

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Psychological stress factors are rather unique in being influenced by attitude. Noise affects most people, as does pollution, bad posture...

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bad diet (SAD). At any rate, chronic stress is NOT good for most people and acute stress is only good if they succeed with it.

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I think we may have different working definitions of acute stress. I mean anything that technically qualifies as a stressor. Most v. minor.