The Reason Your Election Anxiety Feels Worse in 2024

Less than five days from Election Day in the US, most people can’t help but check the news—or TikTok or X—but what they see can make their anxiety worse. There’s a reason for that.

Tech - Wired - November 1

Late Night Addresses Your Election Eve Anxiety

“It feels like the whole country is waiting to get the results of a biopsy,” Jimmy Kimmel said.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 5

Doctor on coping with election anxiety

The American Psychological Association found that 69% of American adults said the presidential election was a significant source of anxiety for them. Board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Sue Varma ...

Election anxiety and the problem with polarisation

In the US presidential campaign and beyond, politics is taking a heavy psychological toll. Can we raise the tone?

World - Financial Times - November 2

How the Trump, Harris campaigns are feeling on Election Day 2024

The campaigns for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have positive feelings about Election Day 2024. CBS News campaign reporter Jake Rosen and senior White House ...

How Trump is feeling as some 2024 election results start to trickle in

Former President Donald Trump discussed the 2024 election turnout and how he's feeling on election night with CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa.

Was your ballot received and counted? How to check your 2024 election vote

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia allow voters to track the status of their ballot. Find out how to check yours.

Election anxiety is scrambling Americans’ travel plans

Concerns about potential political unrest and economic fallout in the weeks around Election Day are reshuffling vacation dates, holiday plans and business trips.

Politics - NBC News - October 26

Election anxiety on the rise amid high tensions

This has been a campaign season of strong emotions and high anxiety, and chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has covered every part of it. On the eve of Election Day, he shares thoughts ...

The thought of a Trump presidency is eating me alive | Francine Prose

I look the way people do outside the intensive care unit, as they wait to learn whether a friend will survive. Our friend, in this case, is democracy. US election 2024 – live news updates US ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Feel it in your bones: taking the pain out of osteoporosis

More than half the women in the UK over the age of 50 will suffer a fracture. But can more awareness – and some heavy lifting – help us beat many of the effects of osteoporosis?. Imagine a room ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Anxiety grips Ukraine as Russia gains ground before pivotal U.S. election

With Russia seizing ground ahead of a potential shift in U.S. politics, many Ukrainians have a message for Americans: Thank you, and please don't abandon us.

Ella Baron on global anxiety ahead of the US presidential election – cartoon

World - The Guardian - November 3

Some traders see opportunity in Wall Street’s election-related anxiety

Wall Street is still on edge ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. election. But some traders appear to be getting a head start on bets that a relief rally will take hold once the vote tallies are known.

Business - MarketWatch - November 4

With election anxieties high, accepting defeat offers hope for democracy

While there may not be a cure for our national angst, there is still one thing that works — fair play.

Election season may be causing stress, anxiety: Here's how to cope

As Election Day draws near, many Americans may be experiencing stress and anxiety. Here's how to cope.

5 Reasons Early Voting Is Overwhelmed With Election Misinformation

Misleading anecdotes and rumors are spreading faster, and with more ferocity, than in the run-ups to past presidential contests.

Tech - The New York Times - November 4

Micah Parsons feels worse for Cowboys veterans than embattled Mike McCarthy: They 'put in more time and work'

Parsons: 'Those are the kind of guys I have so much sympathy and hurt for'

Sports - CBS Sports - November 11

US elections live: Harris makes unexpected stop at DNC headquarters as millions of Americans cast their votes

Harris thanks Democratic staffers in Washington DC and says ‘we have so much work to do’ during phone-banking session. US election results 2024: live map and tracker When will we know the ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Happiness coach: 3 easy ways to 'flip the script' on stress and anxiety to 'pump up the joy' in your life

If you're experiencing a stressful time at work or in your personal life, start keeping a joy journal, says happiness expert Jessica Weiss.

Business - CNBC - 21 hours ago

Three reasons the Cavaliers should feel optimistic despite the Celtics ending their 15-game winning streak

Despite missing three key wings, the Cavs only lost by three in Boston

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago

Do you have to fill out your entire 2024 election ballot? Here's what to know

While some voters may fill out a bubble in each section, others may be unsure about certain races and wonder: is it necessary to vote on every item?

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Autumn Budget 2024: where will you feel the pinch?

FT reporters review this week’s £40bn tax-raising measures

World - Financial Times - November 2

Jon Stewart: Trump's 2024 win 'feels different'

“The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart said President-elect Trump’s win this week feels different than when he won in 2016, during his latest podcast episode of “The Weekly Show.” “This feels ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Consumers are anxious ahead of the election. Corporate America is feeling it

Like it or not, there’s an election on Tuesday. Voters are stressed. And to at least a small degree, so are corporations.

Business - MarketWatch - November 3

How Americans Feel About the Election: Anxious and Scared

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump have framed the presidential race as an existential battle. Voters are heeding their warnings.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 4

Free Your Mind. The Election Will Follow.

It is essential to carve out space for other things

Top stories - The New York Times - November 3

Will Your Elected Officials in Congress Accept the Results of the Election?

We’ve asked every member of Congress whether they’ll accept the results as called by the Associated Press. Use our tool to see how your representatives answer.

Tech - Wired - October 31

Watch: Moments of pure joy at Trump and Harris rallies ahead of US election

Exhausted by the US election? We take you to a Trump and Harris rally to feel the excitement on both sides.

How swing state voters in Georgia are feeling

Trump and Harris are neck and neck in the battleground state where we spoke to voters on the ground.

Feeling Trumped by the election result? You’re not alone | Fiona Katauskas

It’s hard to predict the unpredictable. See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Minnesota trans community feels "sense of fear" over Trump re-election

While some are celebrating President-elect Donald Trump's victory, it's causing concern through the transgender community in Minnesota.

Politics - CBS News - November 6

Republicans feel optimistic heading into New Jersey, Virginia elections

Republicans are feeling optimistic heading into Virginia and New Jersey’s 2025 off-year elections, after the party improved their margins in the states in the presidential election. ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Why discovering your ancestral roots can help you to truly feel like yourself

Since the age of six Greta Solomon knew she was a writer, but gained a richer sense of self when she discovered her ancestors were gifted storytellers too. There’s a photo somewhere – taken to ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

‘Your body, my choice’: what misogynistic Trump supporters feel about sexual power | Moira Donegan

Young pro-Trump men have rolled out a creepy, snide and all-too-revealing mantra. You can’t say it was a fluke. If in 2016, Donald Trump’s novelty, combined with his loss of the popular vote, ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

2024 Halloween: Five scariest NFL teams at midseason, for better and worse, including Lions, Cowboys, Jets

Let's get spooky

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

Cowboys trade interest was already risky. With Dak Prescott's injury, their argument is even weaker

Dallas needs to think critically about 2024 investment, because it's now a risky endeavor.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

Bernie Sanders to voters skipping presidential election over Israel: ‘Trump is even worse’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) shares his message to voters in the Uncommitted Movement who are considering not voting in the presidential race over the Biden administration's handling of Israel.

Politics - NBC News - October 27

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