time to buy stock in Pfizer...
Posted on 09/23/2016 12:19:54 PM PDT by Lorianne
With the presidential race staggering into its final stretch, the once inconceivable prospect of a Trump victory is becoming, if not likely, then definitely possible. (As of this writing, FiveThirtyEight gives Trump a 42.4 percent chance of prevailing, though that might change by the time you read this.) As that reality sets in, a hallucinatory sense of slow-motion doom is descending on many liberals. (Though not only on liberals.) Victims of Trump-induced anxiety describe nightmares, insomnia, digestive problems, and headaches. Therapists find themselves helping their patients through a process that feels less like an election than a national nervous breakdown.
There is, of course, no way to quantify the scope of mental anguish caused by Trump’s campaign; these stories are entirely anecdotal. There are, however, a lot of anecdotes, as I discovered when I started speaking to both therapists and panicking voters. I’ve covered four elections as a journalist, but this is the first one to regularly poison my dreams; at least once a week I wake up in the middle of the night in clammy, agitated horror. I was curious if other people were suffering in similar ways, so I reached out to a therapist I know. She queried two email lists of mostly New York–based colleagues, asking them to contact me if they’d seen Trump-related distress in their practices. Responses quickly started pouring in; soon I had almost a dozen.
Some of the therapists told me they are talking their patients through their Trump terror while trying not to succumb to it themselves. “The therapists that I know are pretty overwhelmed by managing their personal feelings, which we have to do and we’re doing, but it’s a lot,” says psychologist Heather Silvestri.
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
If Hunter S Thompson were still alive he would have killed himself over this election.
The sun shines on the just and unjust alike.
Glad to hear it! It only makes sense.
Think Hillary! would EVER say something like that if she won? *SNORT*
Amen.
I've met quite a lot of these birds over the years while in college and in business. Never met but a few that didn't have screw loose and make excuses for bad behavior. (especially their own)
These weak and disgusting people need the state to feel safe.
Puke.
If Trump wins, if I were United, American or Delta Airlines, offer discount tickets for any celebrity who wants to leave the USA. :)
Well, that's if Hillary is even hale enough to throw anything if she loses given her current health.
WUT? She’s the picture of health. Just ask her. Google eyes and all. When I saw her rant yesterday about not being 50 points ahead, I thought it was a preview of an SNL skit. She is demented.
But seriously, given her current limited mobility, if she could even throw an ashtray one meter (39 inches) it'll be a minor miracle!
Victims of Trump-induced anxiety describe nightmares, insomnia, digestive problems, and headaches.””
I wish I could remember which election but I’ve read almost this exact story years ago...
time to buy stock in Pfizer...
Simple yet brilliant!
Kind of how people invest in every thing imaginable for the growing population of seniors.
I like it! Maybe set up a few rubber rooms where they can bounce around and release all their anxiety! How about a studio where they can throw things to relieve their frustrations?!
The possibilities are endless.
When GWB was Prez I remember reading about how there was a huge spike in anti-depressant prescriptions, especially right after his election victories. Now just imagine how much more freaked out progs will be after TRUMP wins. Heh!
Groupthink - The Left’s Eight Commandments
I, II and III explains why the truth hurts their widdle feewings so much.
They run out of rationalization rope...
I Thou shalt create an illusion of invulnerability shared by most members to foster excessive optimism and encourage extreme risks taking
II Thou shall not allow any member to question the group’s inherent morality, instead members shall be encouraged to ignore the ethical or moral consequences of their decisions
III Thou shalt promote collective efforts to rationalize in order to discount warnings, or other information that might lead members to reconsider their assumptions before they recommit themselves to their assumptions
IV Thou shalt reinforce stereotyped views of enemy leaders as too evil to warrant genuine attempts to negotiate, or as too weak and stupid to counter whatever risky attempts are made to defeat their purpose
V Thou shalt self-censor any deviation from the apparent group consensus, inclining each member to minimize the importance of their doubts and counterarguments
VI Thou shalt create and maintain a shared illusion of unanimity concerning judgment conforming to the majority view
VII Thou shalt apply direct pressure on any member who expresses strong arguments against any of the group’s stereotypes, illusions, or commitments, making clear that this type of dissent is contrary to what is expected of all loyal members
VIII Thou shalt appoint mind guards to protect the group from adverse information that might shatter their shared complacency about the effectiveness and morality of their decisions
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