{"id":117580,"date":"2024-10-23T21:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117580"},"modified":"2024-10-23T21:42:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:42:45","slug":"majority-of-americans-are-stressed-by-the-election-survey-finds-heres-how-to-cope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117580","title":{"rendered":"Majority of Americans are stressed by the election, survey finds. Here&#8217;s how to cope."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>If the upcoming presidential election is <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/2024-election-worker-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">stressing you out<\/a><\/span>, you&#8217;re not alone. More than 69% of American adults feel the same, according to a new survey from the American Psychological Association.<\/p>\n<p>The survey, conducted online in August by The Harris Poll on behalf of the APA, included more than 3,300 adults aged 18 or older who reside in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Other top stressors included the future of the nation, which is weighing on 77% of adults surveyed.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>California resident Andrew Peyton told CBS News he&#8217;s feeling the stress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t help to have your phone buzzing with headlines and stuff. There&#8217;s always kind of like a background radiation of stress happening,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>Vanessa Apkenas, another California resident, said her stress &#8220;trickles down from the political landscape of the last several years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Compared with the previous two U.S. presidential elections, stress levels in this survey were similar to\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-is-election-stress-disorder\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the 2020 election<\/a><\/span>, but significantly higher than in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What sets the 2024 poll apart from previous APA election surveys is the collective stress about the potential fallout from the election results,&#8221; a news release for the survey noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over 70% of people are concerned about election violence or violence coming out of the election,&#8221; APA CEO Arthur C. Evans told CBS News. &#8220;And over half saying that they&#8217;re concerned that this election could mean the end of democracy. And what&#8217;s striking about that is that both Democrats and Republicans are not that different on those two issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the stress, more than 60% of adults surveyed are feeling hopeful about changes the election will bring.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not feeling positive, experts say there are ways to cope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For election-related stress, being engaged in the political process is an important way to manage our stress,&#8221; Evans said. &#8220;Limiting the amount of information that you&#8217;re taking in, particularly when you&#8217;re tired, is also another very important coping strategy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Psychiatrist Dr. Sue Varma recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/how-to-manage-election-anxiety-according-to-psychiatrist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News<\/a>\u00a0she suggests setting a timer on social media apps to limit doomscrolling and setting boundaries on phone notifications.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s really important to have and carve out sacred spaces throughout your day where you don&#8217;t have constant notifications,&#8221; she said. &#8220;(For) a lot of people \u2014 when you&#8217;re having conversations, you&#8217;re at the dinner table \u2014 that the phone is constantly telling you, moment by moment, what&#8217;s happening in the news, and that&#8217;s really hard to pay attention, to be productive, to be able to connect with family members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Focusing on what you can control can also help, psychologist Dr. Susan Albers of the Cleveland Clinic <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/managing-election-season-stress\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">previously told CBS Pittsburgh<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a natural tendency to want to feel in control and the elections can undermine that feeling of control,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We need to focus on what we can control versus what we can&#8217;t, whether that is your daily routine, exercise, and self-care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/sara-moniuszko\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Sara Moniuszko<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. 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