Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel breaks down the ‘cycle of worry’ as a poll finds Americans are sleeping less and stressing more. One in five polled Americans say they "rarely or never" wake up feeling well-rested — and a new survey has identified the factors keeping sleep at bay .
Stress in general was labeled as the biggest culprit, negatively impacting 74% of Americans’ sleep routines, according to the survey by U.S. News & World Report.
"More specifically, we gathered data on the bedtime worries keeping Americans awake at night," Julia Forbes, sleep editor at U.S. News 360 Reviews, told Fox News Digital.
BEST AND WORST BEDTIMES FOR VARIOUS GENERATIONS Based on the survey of 1,200 American adults, these were the biggest concerns that kept Americans from drifting off in 2023. One in five polled Americans say they "rarely or never" wake up feeling well-rested — and a new survey has identified the factors keeping sleep at bay. (iStock) Top 5 worries at bedtime 1.
Inflation 2. COVID-19 3. Gun violence in America 4.
Climate change 5. 2024 Presidential election The 2023 list of worries was almost identical to 2022, with the Russia-Ukraine war taking the last spot. The cost of living woes are not surprising, according to Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist in Manhattan and Washington, D.
C., and author of the book "Be Fearless: Change Your Life in 28 Days." SLEEPING LONGER ON WEEKENDS COULD LOWER HEART DISEASE RISK BY 20%, STUDY FINDS "This is often top of mind for pe.