Feeling stressed about the outcome of the presidential election? You’re not alone. More than three-fourths of Americans cite the future of the country as a key source of stress, according to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America poll . “This election has everybody on pins and needles,” said Josette Sullins, health care executive and founder of Phoenix-based Dēhp integrative care clinics.
She also pointed to the survey’s finding that nearly a third of U.S. adults say the political climate has put a strain on their relationships with their family.
More than 7 in 10 adults are worried the election results could lead to violence and more than half (56%) said they believe the 2024 presidential election could be the end of democracy in the United States. A sense of uncertainty hangs over the 2024 presidential contest with many polls showing a tight race in key swing states, including Pennsylvania. And according to Dr.
Alicia Kaplan, a psychiatrist with Allegheny Health Network, the stress of the current political climate comes after several years of nerve-wracking uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re coming off of a couple of years of really bad uncertainty,” she said. “We’ve seen that anxiety rates have gone up, especially in the youth.
” About one in five adolescents report experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis . With election results likely to remain unclear late.