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Chapter 03: Financial Stress

All this stress is associated with increased migraines and other physical pain,

insomnia, and depression. Financial stress causes declines in cognitive

abilities, and can cause household instability that impairs the development

of young children. And according to the APA, it's only getting worse:

Between 2017 and 2018, average levels of anxiety jumped by five points,

with the greatest increases found in anxiety around paying bills.