Election Anxiety

Have you been overwhelmed with anxiety ahead of Election Day? You are not alone. People across the country are saying that the 2020 presidential election has been a significant source of stress in their lives. Experts have dubbed this “Election Stress Disorder.” “There’s the dilemma between: Is it going to stay like this and we’re going to have figure...

Dr. Manuel Pacheco, a psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center, warns that obsessing over the divisive political climate and the results of the presidential election can be harmful to our mental health. Pacheco encourages patients to limit their exposure to media and social media.

As the final Election Day closes in, Americans are exhausted from constant crises, on edge because of volatile political divisions and anxious about what’s to come