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Grand Magnate
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I know I have anxiety issues about a lot of things but one thing that is getting me extremely anxious is the upcoming presidental election.
I'm not going to turn this into a political debate thread, just suffice it to say that I am EXTREMELY anxious about the election outcome. I'm to the point where if H starts discussing politics & the upcoming election, I start having panic attacks. Reading a lot of the news headlines about the election also cause me extremely high anxiety and even a few panic attacks. I have been trying to avoid reading the news headlines but somehow always get drawn back into it. Is this crazy or what? I have never been so anxious about an election outcome before, I mean not to this point. Can anyone relate? I don't know HOW to even make this better __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia, panic disorder, ADHD Seroquel, Cymbalta, propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, lamotrigine, hydroxyzine, There's a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in. --Leonard Cohen Last edited by Blueberrybook; Sep 23, 2024 at 01:57 PM.. |
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Oh, I can relate. It causes me huge anxiety. I control it cause I only watch the local news for weather. All the rest I get off safe sites like NPR and CNN reading is somehow easier. If people in my building talk about it I walk away. Of course living alone makes it easier to control my environment.
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Yeah when it gets to me i will binge watch a british murder mystery series - something to take me away to another place and time.
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When I’ve felt like this in the past I’ve said to my husband that I find the talk of politics upsetting and as I can’t influence it in any way I prefer not to talk or think about it. I guess it’s boundaries.
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