Here we go again. After all, this isn't your first rodeo! But there are ways you can cope.
You can bet that at least half the country is experiencing "post-election syndrome," just as they have over the past few elections. The anxiety and frustration are real, but fortunately for women over 50, we know that the best thing we can do is find strategies to manage it.
The Anxiety & Depression Association of America's (ADAA) Tips to Manage Post Election Anxiety offers some common-sense solutions to your current angst. Be sure to click on the article for all the great tactics, but here's a short summation:
Behavioral Strategies
Specific actions you can take that don't ignore reality, but help your emotional health.
Mental Strategies
How to practice mindfulness so that when valid concerns come to mind, you react in a way that meets your goal of reducing anxiety.
Automatic vs. Deliberate Thoughts
How to replace thoughts we have no control over with rebuttals based on intentional efforts.
Potential Questions About Using Mindfulness for Anxiety
Bottom line? These recommendations are, to a degree, about how to combat the unhealthy habit of thinking about politics. When bad thoughts hit, you have "off-ramps" you can take.
Summing Up
If you really want to improve your anxiety levels and your overall mental health, click here for the actions you can take and the mindfulness-based mental strategies you can use!
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