David Brooks has written a new piece about this year's anxiety-riddled election season. Take some time to read it and then calm down.
The Epidemic of Worry
by David Brooks
We’ve
had a tutorial on worry this year. The election campaign isn’t really
about policy proposals, issue solutions or even hope. It’s led by two
candidates who arouse gargantuan anxieties, fear and hatred in their
opponents.
As a result, some mental health therapists are reporting that three-quarters of their patients are mentioning significant election-related anxiety. An American Psychological Association study found that more than half of all Americans are very or somewhat stressed by this race.
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