WEEK 29 July 3rd to 9th

   CLOSE TO (NERVOUS) BREAKDOWN

   One third of American adults admits, in a survey «of being close to a nervous breakdown». The various pressure at home, at work and society at large is pushing people to the brink. This is consistent with existing statistics in all western/developed countries. The number of people suffering from anxiety, depression and other society related illness, has been on a steady rise in the OECD (The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries during the latter half of the twentieth century. The last ten years, however, the rise has spiked significantly.
   The research team is clear in their judgment:
   - We know that people have always been pushed to the brink by the exhausting demands of a working heavy society, but now the development seems to be pointing even beyond that. The use of pills and other stimulants, is reaching new and staggering levels as well. The health of the general population is on a downward run, while the use of medicine is more pronounced than ever before.