Affluenza

Affluenza - Keeping up with the Joneses.

Af-flu-en-za n. 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by dogged pursuit of the American Dream. 3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth. 

1. Introduction to the topic (Australian video): A satirical presentation of affluenza, focusing on the hardships of an Australian teenage... 

 2. Oliver James, psychologist and writer, Talks about affluenza and puts it in a nutshell: most folks are about as happy as they make their minds to be (not his own words, though).

Now, please consider how much you fall into this pattern of behaviour. Food for thought!