You Go, Grrrrrrl - A study says Oprah fans are likely to be under mind-numbing stress:
"According to a new study, fans of the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' have higher stress levels than those who are not fans. According to the study, 5 percent of the country's adult population, or 9 million people, said they feel so much stress that they can no longer cope. Half of those said they were fans of the show.I know that both time I watched Oprah, I felt my blood pressure rising, and felt a desire to smash something... Posted by Mitch at November 3, 2003 05:22 PM'Either watching 'Oprah' leads to anxiety, or severely stressed Americans are drawn to her show to look for solutions,' said [Hale] Dwoskin [by Hale Dwoskin, author of 'The Sedona Method'] in the release. 'However, the most likely conclusion we can make is that people who seek out Oprah's life-affirming TV are probably just more aware, open and honest with their emotions.'"