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Chronic Stress and Your Brain's Chemistry

National Statistics

According to the Occupational Health and Safety News and the National Council of Compensation Insurance:

  • Stress accounts for over $30 billion in medical and disability payments and over $99 billion in productivity loss.
  • Stress keeps about one million people a day from going to work.
  • Stress causes one third of American workers to seriously consider quitting their jobs.
  • 75% of reported high frequency illness in employees is stress related, and 85% of employee accidents are stress related.