A survey conducted by Statista and the Free University of Berlin has revealed the 15 most stressful things that can happen to you over the course of your life.
Stress is a part of life, but there are certain elements of our time on earth that we'd certainly rather avoid.
Some of the things on this list - like a jail term and marital separation - are things that we hope never affect us.
Other things, such as the death of a loved one or a spouse are simply inevitable.
The study was based around individuals clicking a 'stress score' between 1-100 on various events that they had experienced. These were the results:
1) Death of a spouse - 100
2) Divorce - 73
3) Marital separation - 65
4) Jail term - 63
5) Death of close family member - 63
6) Personal injury or illness - 53
7) Marriage - 50
8) Fired at work - 47
9) Marital reconciliation - 45
10) Retirement - 45
11) Change in health of family member - 44
12) Pregnancy - 40
13) Sex difficulties - 39
14) Gain of a new family member - 39
15) Business readjustment - 39
