Debt can affect far more than someone’s monthly budget. New survey findings show that for many borrowers, financial strain is tied to delayed medical care, skipped medication, anxiety, poor sleep, headaches, muscle tension, and other physical symptoms. Debt stress may shape health decisions and day-to-day wellbeing in ways that are easy to underestimate.
In a recent article, Sophie Benander addressed that broader connection. Speaking to how financial pressure can wear people down over time, Sophie said, “When you feel too drained to even open the mail because of debt concerns, scheduling a doctor’s appointment moves far down the priority list.”
She also noted that skipped or stretched medications can become part of the same pattern when debt feels too heavy to manage. The piece explores how debt stress shows up physically and emotionally, especially when balances feel unmanageable. Sophie underscored that reality by warning that “when debt feels unmanageable, it’s easy to go numb and avoid it, but that only deepens the shame and the stress.” Financial strain can carry real physical and emotional consequences, not just economic ones.
"Debt doesn’t just live on a spreadsheet. It lives in your body, often feeling like a weight you wake up with and go to bed with."
Interested in learning more? Read the full Money.com article here.
This website uses cookies. By accepting the use of cookies, this message will close and you will receive the optimal website experience. For more information on our cookie policy, please visit our Privacy Policy.
