In 1967 Psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe looked at the medical records of more than 5,000 patients to see if there was a link between stressful events and illness.
The patients were asked to look at a list of forty-three life events and check them off if they had experienced any of the stressful life events within the past two years.
This hallmark study opened up areas that have been reviewed over the last 4 decades and found to be valid today as they were when the study was first completed.
The top ten most stressful events listed on the original Holmes-Rahe Life Stress List included:
1. Death of a spouse
2. Divorce
3. Marriage separation
4. Jail term
5. Death of a close relative
6. Severe injury or illness
7. Marriage
8. Fired from job
9. Marriage reconciliation
10. Retirement
Did you notice that four of the top ten are related to marriage? Divorce is only second to the death of a spouse. Some experts have concluded that Divorce is actually more stressful than the death of a spouse. In death, the spouse has little choice in leaving the survivor. In a divorce the spouse is making a choice to leave, a true rejection event.
It seems to make common sense that if you are experiencing any stressful life events that this can increase your anxiety and possibly increase your risk for medical and mental illness.
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