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Every day, a modern person faces a huge flow of information and events of high-stress intensity. As a result, on one hand, there are external overloads, and on the other, there are not always adequate ways and means of processing tension, which leads to frequently recurring and generally destructive stresses. Often, it's difficult to cope with such situations independently, and problems continue to accumulate. Negative thoughts, irritability, and depression appear. Then there are sleep disturbances, which decrease the quality of life and, consequently, health begins to suffer.

In the late 70s, Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe conducted extensive research into various stresses—events in people's lives that could cause mental or physical health problems.

The interconnection of these factors was confirmed, and as a result of the research, two scales of stressful life events (for adults and children) were created.

According to the instructions, from the list of proposed events, it was necessary to choose 10 (over the last 5–10 years) that were and remain emotionally significant. They can be completed or ongoing:

• pleasant (wedding, pregnancy, childbirth, etc.);
• unpleasant (partner's death, divorce, job loss, etc.).

Conclusion: the indicated list, even of pleasant events, can cause emotional tension and a nervous breakdown. If, for example, injuries, illnesses, or losses in business are added to it, it is a serious reason to seek psychological help, because with an 80% or higher probability, a person can develop serious diseases (diabetes, cancer, heart attack, stroke, etc.).

This is research from the 70s, and on one hand, we live in even more complicated and stressful situations—pandemics, economic and social crises, cataclysms, and upheavals. But on the other hand, scientific and technological progress has made the internet and online psychological help accessible.

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