43% suffer money sickness syndrome
Posted in Debt News, on Friday, January 20th, 2006A new report by a leading mental health expert has revealed that nearly half of UK adults have money worries that have caused actual symptoms of illness, both physical and mental.
In research carried out for AXA, Dr Roger Henderson has identified a condition dubbed Money Sickness Syndrome, which has symptoms ranging from panic-like problems such as shortness of breath and nausea, through to insomnia and decreased mental performance.
Money worries can also adversely affect personal relationships, with more arguments and reduced libido common when finances are tight.
Work can also be affected, with up to 20% of sufferers being absent from work because of the stress caused by debts.
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April 20th, 2006 at 11:22 am
Dear Debt News,
I am trying to contact Dr Roger Henderson, about becoming a case study for Money Sickness Syndrome as this is the condition I report to my doctors when I go sick from my 30hrs a week or more employment as a carer.
I go regular 14 to 16 days a month without money and very little food as wages are low and expenditure is high and debts increase by the hour?
Trust me this is not a healthy situation to be in it is very psycholigical damaging and not very wholesome situation to be in.
Drs and other professions dont reconise this Syndrome that effects more than half of the Adult population in the UK.
Be nice if we could get this reconised as living without money has a devestating effect a persons wellbeing not only in financial terms but also socially and morally it drainsthelife force out of you.
Which is not a good deal at all.
Thanks for allowing my view-point.
Contact
Mr Malcolm G Allan
E:MAIL mclm_Allan@yahoo.com
April 20th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
Hi Malcolm, I sympathise with your position, and I’m sure many doctors can be quite dismissive of the whole subject.
You could try contacting Dr Henderson through his web site at http://drhenderson.co.uk/index.htm
(By the way, I removed your postal address from your comment for privacy reasons, thanks for understanding)