Election Stress Anxiety 2024 Ways to Relieve How to Reduce Stress Management Techniques
For those feeling a little "extra stressed" this election season, you're not alone. Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center Round Rock Clinical Director Wendi Kozlowski shared tips for managing election stress with the Austin American-Statesman and noted the importance of "protecting your mental well-being."
You've watched the debates. You've followed TV news. You've scanned social media.
This election might feel so stressful, completely overwhelming, as if our country is teetering on the edge of an abyss.
You are not alone in those feelings.
Nikki Stark, a licensed clinical social worker at Thriveworks in Austin, says her clients are expressing a lot of those feelings. "It's very nerve-wracking to a lot of them," she said. "There's a lot of catastrophizing, a lot of black-and-white thinking."
She has been working with clients about reversing that thinking, to find nuances and to reality-check those catastrophic thoughts.
"Anxiety produces more anxiety," she said, making it important not to continue the spiraling thoughts.