What you should know
- 68 percent of American adults say elections are a major source of stress, according to a new survey by the American Psychological Association, a dramatic increase from 52 percent in 2016.
- The vast majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents say the political process is stressing them out.
- But we also have something else in common. According to that same poll, 7 out of 10 Americans are hopeful about the future.
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NEW YORK – Are you feeling stressed and anxious? You’re not alone.
Stores are beginning to seal their windows amid fears of post-election unrest. In addition to the political uncertainty of the elections, COVID-19 fears and safety guidelines, including waiting in long lines, socially distant, are still present.
“We’re going to get out of here after the vote,” a woman on the street in New York told our sister network News 4 New York. “There could be some protests or riots.”
While another woman commented on the sealed windows of the stores. “It’s scary,” he said.
68 percent of American adults say elections are a major source of stress, according to a new survey by the American Psychological Association, a dramatic increase from 52 percent in 2016.
“What we’re all experiencing is something called ‘existential angst,'” Harris Stratyner, a psychologist, told our sister network News 4 New York. “We all fear for our own existence.”
A constant stream of information and campaign coverage can be overwhelming and difficult to reject, so what can you do to strike a balance?
“Just walk around the apartment. Try playing relaxing music. Try to play a game if you can, believe it or not. Lonely. Something, “Stratyner said.
Doctors also say that productive participation, like early voting, can help.
If something unites us these days, it is stress. The vast majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents say the political process is stressing them out.
But we also have something else in common. According to that same poll, 7 out of 10 Americans are hopeful about the future.
“We have to realize that yesterday is over. Tomorrow is not here. Let’s stay in the moment,” Stratyner said.
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