It comes as no big surprise that money matters lead to insomnia. Ikea, the home furnishings retailer, decided to find out what makes people toss and turn. The results are surprising. Fear of aging is the top reason men can t sleep at night. It s followed by concerns about their weight, their spouse s weight, career worries and personal finances.
Women worry more about money.
Personal finances top their list of the biggest nighttime traumas, followed by world issues, children, health of friends and fear of aging. While sleeplessness is a serious problem, the folks at Ikea came up with some amusing insights into the problem. The professionals who sleep the best at night are lawyers. The ones who lose the most sleep over job worries are teachers, nurses, accountants and newspaper reporters. I didn t know newspaper reporters could afford to shop at Ikea.