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New research shows the psychological toll of the 2024 presidential election (www.psypost.org)

submitted 2 months ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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These results suggest that mental health professionals may need to pay closer attention to the emotional toll of election periods, particularly among young adults.

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[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My intrusive thoughts came back after the election. I had them under control for the first time in my life.

[–] jackal 3 points 2 months ago

I haven’t had a decent nights sleep since January. The stress went from zero to sixty real quick and only keeps getting worse.