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

submitted 2 days 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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[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

It feels by design

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago

This is like saying a toddler was given a flame thrower and this is the resulting fire damage they've caused

None of this happened on its own ... it was all allowed to happen by our wealthy owners and overlords

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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

[–] jackal@infosec.pub 3 points 2 days 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.

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

I think you'll find that the real mental health impact comes post election, when people are under the regime, even more so than when the party is not yet in power.

When people's rights are actively being taken away, every day is a chaotic mess with the knowledge that your livelihood, your health or your legal status is at constant risk of being taken away.