Over 60% working professionals in metro cities stressed: Study

Around 60 per cent working professionals in Tier 1 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, suffer from stress, as per the study conducted by Lybrate, an online doctor consultation platform, on the World Mental Health Day.

The data has been released post analysis of over one lakh interactions of working professionals with doctors that happened on the platform over a period of 12 months, starting October 10, 2016.

People working in Mumbai are more stressed than any other Tier 1 city in India. About 31% working population in the financial capital of the country talked about being stressed, while 27% of the work force in Delhi that spoke to medical practitioners and counsellors on the platform said to be suffering from some form of stress.

In Bangalore, 14% working professionals talked about stress as compared to Hyderabad (11%), Chennai (10%) and Kolkata (7%).

"People feel uncomfortable talking about stress with family members and friends. But it is important to bottle out any sort of frustration or stifling emotions in a healthy way. It is very important to recognize what is bothering you and causing you stress, so as to deal with it effectively. We must not ignore it as unattended stressful feelings or emotions can lead to major health problems in the long run," said Saurabh Arora, Founder and CEO, Lybrate.

Major worries of working professionals are tight deadlines, missing targets, coping with pressure, office politics, long working hours, indifferent and unsupportive managers and work-life balance.

Working professionals from Sales and Marketing background (24%) are more stressed as against those in professions such as Media and Public Relations (22%), BPOs (17%), Travel and Tourism (9%) and Advertising and Event Management (8%).