A recent survey of millennials itemized their top stressful scenarios.  After reading them over, I’m thinking how lucky these young people  are, and how little they know what’s coming.  What stresses you out?  Apparently, it depends on when you were born.

Generation X, Baby Boomers, and the Silent Generations have far more complex concerns.   Anyone over fifty would love it if losing their credit card was one of their worst stresses.  I’ve lost many a credit card over the years, and I can remember when it did seem like a terrible stress.  Now, if I find it’s not in my wallet, I pick up the phone, call Visa for a new one, and use my husband’s credit card until my new one arrives.  What’s to worry about?

Here are the top 10 stressful scenarios reported by millennials:

1. Losing your wallet or credit card
2. Arguing with a partner
3. Commute or traffic delays
4. Losing your phone
5. Getting to work late
6. Slow Wifi
7. Phone battery dying
8. Forgetting passwords
9. Credit card fraud
10. Forgetting phone charger

So, in no particular order, here is my suggested  list of top stressful scenarios for Gen X, Baby Boomers, & the Silent Generation.*

1. Chronic disease or illness (arthritis, diabetes, cancer, lupus, etc.)
2. Care giving of elderly parents or disabled spouse
3. Deaths of family and friends
4. Job security (50% of people over fifty with lose their job to a younger person)
5. Addiction (Self or family member)
6. Weight Control ( 1/3 or people in my state of Indiana are obese.)
7. Cataracts, Macular Degeneration
8. Hearing Loss (hearing aids not covered by Medicare)
9. Loss of balance, falls
10. Anxiety over teenage children & grandchildren

MIllennials:   If you think losing your cell phone is a big stress,  just wait. It’s going to get worse.  But somehow, you will survive.

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Generation        Age

* Millennials  22-37

Generation X 38-53

Baby Boomers 54-72

Silent Generation 73-90