{"id":19184,"date":"2016-11-02T11:30:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T18:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.healwithin.com\/?p=19184"},"modified":"2016-11-02T11:30:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T18:30:14","slug":"election-stress-and-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hw.arbpenconsulting.com\/?p=19184","title":{"rendered":"Election, Stress and Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elections spike stress and\u00a0anxiety.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
This campaign season has\u00a0been almost entirely unavoidable\u2014and it turns out that\u2019s true inside therapists\u2019 offices, too. \u00a0The American Psychological Association (APA<\/a>) did a survey that found 52% of American adults say the 2016 election is a somewhat or very significant\u2014source of stress in their lives. We are bombarded with negativity and harshness. Although it is not directly related to us, it is effecting us both energetically and holistically.<\/span><\/div>\n
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We can’t avoid it \u00a0– Election stress has become\u00a0exacerbated by arguments, stories into social media, from family gatherings to work place\u00a0that has\u00a0heighten concern and frustration, ranging\u00a0from factual to hostile or even inflammatory\u00a0just to prove a\u00a0point.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Stress<\/strong><\/a> is exhausting for the body and for the mind<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Take a moment to ponder.\u00a0Does all of what is happening out there\u00a0worth what you are doing to your own health? Do you think they really care what happens to you and your loved ones when your heart beats and causes your blood vessels to constrict and raise your blood pressure?<\/span><\/div>\n