Bad News: The Upper Lip is Still Stiff

We do a Q&A with the statistics from the Age UK research.

So how many Brits are worrying?

• 18% of the population always has something on its mind
• 57% chooses not to talk about their concerns
• Of that 57%, 44% think they can cope on their own, which is why they don't talk about their problems

What are they worrying about?

• 49% of the respondents worry most about money
• After that, the worries are health, getting older, stress at work, and weight loss

So why is it better to relax and open up a little?

• Of the 29% who talk about their concerns, 36% feel brighter as a result, and 26% feel relief after talking about their concerns
• Miraculously, eight percent feel the problem goes away once shared

And where on earth did the expression 'a stiff upper lip' come from? *

Despite the fact this expression is almost synonymous with the Brits, the first known use of the expression was in America, in 1815. It was in the Massachusetts Spy: "I kept a stiff upper lip, and bought (a) license to sell my goods."

* This information did not come from the Age UK study. It came from Wikipedia. Of course.