A majority of Americans say they are “stressed” about the future of the US and think the current period is the “lowest point” in the country’s history, according to a new poll.
The American Psychological Association survey found that 59 percent of people said they consider this the “lowest point in US history that they can remember,” a figure spanning every generation, including those who lived through World War II and the Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the September 11 terrorist attacks.
A slightly larger percentage, 63 percent, say they are stressed about the nation’s future, according to the poll. Nearly 60 percent of respondents said they were stressed about the social divisiveness in the country today.
The most common issues causing stress when thinking about the nation are health care (43 percent), the economy (35 percent), trust in government (32 percent), hate crimes (31 percent) and crime (31 percent),…