Election Anxiety Feels

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

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

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 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 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.

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.

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

‘You lost this vote’: Arab Americans in Dearborn struggle in an election where they don’t feel heard

In Dearborn, Michigan, America’s only Arab-majority city, voters are wrestling with difficult decisions ahead of the upcoming elections and amid the Israel-Hamas war.

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

New Yorkers vent their feelings over the election and the Knicks via subway tunnel sticky notes

New Yorkers seeking to unburden themselves after last week’s election got a chance to share their feelings by posting sticky notes in a busy subway tunnel

Entertainment - ABC News - November 12

Voting Landscape Becomes More Fraught as Election Day Plays Out

A largely smooth vote early on Tuesday was buffeted by bomb threats, widespread disinformation and a security lapse in Milwaukee that promised to delay results.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Haberman on Trump campaign: ‘Some anxiety below the surface’

CNN political analyst and New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said former President Trump’s campaign is projecting confidence but there’s anxiety “below the surface.” Haberman joined CNN’s ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Anxiety v excitement at Harris and Trump HQs

The BBC's Sarah Smith and Gary O'Donoghue reflect on the contrasting moods at the Harris event in Washington, DC, and the Trump event in Florida.

Rubio and Waltz lower anxiety among Trump critics

President-elect Trump’s expected decision to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as his secretary of State and Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) as his national security adviser is offering some reassurance ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Popular anxiety drug clonazepam recalled for labeling error

The voluntary recall was sparked by incorrect strength labels, according to the manufacturer.

How to Transform Sales Anxiety Into Business Growth

Sales isn’t just selling—it’s where true professional growth and satisfaction begin.

Business - Inc. - 22 hours ago

Matt Gaetz feels the heat

The would-be attorney general is facing new pressure this week from his accusers and from Senate Democrats.

Politics - Politico - 6 days ago

Deadly drugs found in fake anxiety medicines being bought online in UK

A mother says she remains in "disbelief" at the lack of testing for the drugs when someone has died.

Chinese hybrid smashes range anxiety with non-stop record of 2,208 km

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Transgender Americans Voice New Anxiety About Trump Agenda

President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to “keep men out of women’s sports” and withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding from hospitals that provide gender transition treatment to minors.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

Mental health tips on how to handle Trump blues and anxiety

Charity relaunches advice page recommending volunteering and getting involved in local civic causes during traumatic world events. After Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory this week, ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Trump’s Victory Feels Like a Diagnosis

With Trump’s return, we are all about to find out how vulnerable we really are.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Simone thought she was exhausted and burnt-out. But her high-functioning anxiety was going unnoticed | Ashwini Padhi

Some overachievers, perfectionists and seemingly balanced people find themselves silently battling inner turmoil. High-functioning anxiety is a term that describes a paradox faced by many. On the ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

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