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I realized I was feeling a lot of extra anxiety leading up to the election myself.
I think no matter WHO won, it would just feel like somewhat of a relief to me for it to be over.

My H is very obsessed with political things, to the point that it led him to a year-long depression that totally took him away from our family. He just isolated himself in the basement with the computer and read and read and read.

What he found out in the end is that.....his obsession made NO difference in how things work out. Things will either go well or they won't. His obsessing was doing nothing to control or change the situation.

Because he is kind of obsessive and prone to depression, he had to find something to replace it with - and he did (an online game). So, he's kind of obsessed with that, but at least it is something fun for him.

Good luck to you. Feeling obsessed about something out of our control is such a hard feeling to have.