Feeling the stress of the 2020 election

The 2020 election season might bring you more stress or anxiousness.

A Florida doctor says feeling the stress of a tense election stems from the uncertainty and not feeling like they are in control of what is going to happen.

ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN ISONLY OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAYFROM 8AM TO 5PM.AS WE GET CLOSER TO ELECTIONDAY, YOU MAY BE FEELING MORESTRESSED OR ANXIOUS.

BUT ONEFLORIDA DOCTOR SAYS,THAT’S NORMAL, ESPECIALLY THISYEAR... WITH SUCH A TENSEELECTION.SHE SAYS WITH ALL OF THEINFORMATION OUT THERE... PEOPLEARE FEELING OVERWHELMED"A lot of it stems from theuncertainty and not feeling likeyou’re in control of what’sgoing to happen."BUTT"They feel overwhelmed and thenthey feel helpless like theseissues are so huge and I can’tdo anything."SHE SAYS THE BEST THING YOU CANDO..

IS FOCUS ON WHAT YOU *CANCONTROL IN *YOUR LIFE, EVEN IFIT FEELS SMALL.FOR INSTANCE... LIMIT HOW MUCHTIME YOU SPEND ON SOCIAL MEDIA-- THE INFORMATION IS NOTCHANGING SO RAPIDLY THAT YOUNEED TO CHECK IT EVERY SINGLEDAY, MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.NEXT, FIND A HOBBY THAT MAKESYOU HAPPY -- PLAY GAMES TO PASSTHE TIME, OR GO ON A DRIVE TOCLEAR YOUR MIND.MEDITATION IS ALSO A GOOD WAY TOHELP RE-DIRECT YOUR FOCUS.

PLUS,MAKE SURE YOU ARE EATING ANDSLEEPING ENOUGH.ALSO, SET BOUNDARIES WITH PEOPLEWHO SHARE DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS,BUT CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO HAVECONVERSATIONS ABOUT COMMONALITY.THIS WILL HELP PEOPLE FINDCOMMON GROUND, AND BRIDGE THEDIVIDE.AND OF COURSE... DON’T BE AFRAIDTO REACH OUT AND TALK TOSOMEONE.***SOT***If you notice that there areany changes in your behavior, oryou’re just starting to thinkand feel overwhelmed and thingsjust feel different for you andthat’s when I would say go seekhelp."IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO