Simply spotting a nemesis, loud chewing and heavy breathing are some of the smallest things that will push Americans over the edge, according to new research .

A survey asked 2,000 adults about their lowest common denominator of stress and revealed that the smallest sounds or acts are enough to send their anxiety skyrocketing.

Lagging WiFi (40%) and an unexpected phone call (35%) also ranked high on the list.

Americans outlined some of the weirdest causes of stress: “the texture of my socks,” “aluminum cans,” “not washing my hair for two days” and “the beeping sound on TV to hide swearing” were among the most unique.

To pile on, just thinking about how expensive everything has gotten (47%), running late when stuck in traffic (40%) and simple miscommunications (39%) are common stressf

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