Boca Raton psychologist explains ‘Election Stress Disorder’

Politics amid a pandemic, those two topics alone can cause stress and now there’s even a term for it: Election Stress Disorder.

THOSE TWO TOPICS ALONE CANCAUSE STRESS.

NOW THEREA TERM FOR IT.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVES SABIRAH RAYFORDSPOKE WITH A BOCA RATONPSYCHOLOGIST ABOUT THE SIGNSOF WHAT*ELECTION STRESS DISORDE*PKG: THIS IS DAWN WEILFAVORITE ACTIVITY“ITLITTLE DIFFERENT” SHE ADMITSTWO WEEKS AGO INSTEAD OF ABOOK IN HER HAND - SHE WASSCROLLING THROUGH POSTS ON HERTABLET.“AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO IDELETED ALL SOCIAL MEDIA”WITH THE ELECTION JUST TWOWEEKS AWAY DAWN SAYS POLITICSAND THE PANDEMIC WERECONSUMING HER LIFE.“BECAUSE ICAN TELL WITH JUST EATING ANDSLEEPING AND JUST HOW I FEELOVERALL THAT THE ANXIETY OFCONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT IT,IT BECOMES ALMOST TOO MUCH”CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST JACLYNSHLISKY SAYS ITWHATELECTION STRESS DISORDER.“ITDISORDER CHARACTERIZED IN THEDSM HOWEVER THERE IS SOMETRUTH TO THE FEELINGS THAT ARECAPTURED IN ELECTION STRESSDISORDER” SHE SAYS ONE ISANGER.“THE MAIN TAKEAWAY HEREIS THAT PEOPLE DEVALUING EACHOTHER AS THEY DISAGREE WITHEACH OTHER AND THAT IS CAUSINGSUCH A HEIGHTENED STATE OFANGER, HOSTILITY, RESENTMENTAND ANXIETY” SHLISKY SAYSTHERE ARE A FEW WAYS TO COPE.“STEP ONE IS JUST BECOMINGAWARE THE EMOTION, STEP TWOVALIDATING THAT EMOTION, ITOKAY TO FEEL ANXIOUS, ITOKAY TO FEEL STRESSED AND THETHIRD STEP IS DOING SOMETHINGABOUT IT.

HOW CAN I COPE WITHIT, WHAT WILL MAKE ME FEELBETTER” REPORTING IN PALMBEACH COUNTY, SABIRAH RAYFORWPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.BATTER UP... TONIGHT, THE THE