https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-10-college-students-stressed-election-survey.html
"The American Psychological Association (APA) conducts an annual "Stress in America" survey. Last year, it found that nearly two-thirds of Americans were stressed over the future of the nation—making it the most commonly reported source of stress (just beating out perennial issues such as money and work.)
Not surprisingly, perhaps, students who identified as Democrats or Independents had higher distress scores than Republicans. Racial minorities, women, lower-income people and non-Christians scored higher, too.
The findings were reported Oct. 22 in the Journal of American College Health.
Unplugging may help
For people who are distressed by today's political climate, Hagan said it might help to take more breaks from political news, including social media—unless that's how you get your social support.
Bufka agreed that media breaks can offer some needed perspective, especially for people who think they need to stay on top of all the news.
She also suggested volunteering, either with a political campaign or any cause you care about. "That helps you feel that you're having an impact, even when things feel like they're out of your control," she said.
And, Bufka said, never underestimate the importance of adequate sleep, exercise and a healthy diet—especially when you're stressed."
What does it say about their character that an election subjects them to the same disorder previously only seen in people subjected to levels of violence only present on a battlefield. People who have seen "brothers" burned, blown to bits, killed in the most violent fashion available. People who are subjected to life and death situations on a daily basis for an extended period of time.
What does it say about their character that an election subjects them to the same disorder previously only seen in people subjected to levels of violence only present on a battlefield.
That's why they are called snowflakes, isn't it?
Not unrelated - Abe Lincoln's words from his Lyceum address where Lincoln warned that mobs or people who disrespected U.S. laws and courts could destroy the United States.
How then shall we perform it?--At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it?-- Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never!--All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years.
At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by national suicide.