Posted on 11/13/2016 7:17:30 PM PST by blam
by Joel B. Pollak
November 13, 2016
Dr. Pete Sulack, stress expert and founder of StressRX.com, told Breitbart News on Friday that the media bears some of the blame for the deep distress felt by some Hillary Clinton supporters, and the public unrest, after Tuesday’s election results. “The media is partly to blame for actively fueling fears of some kind of Nazi regime under a Trump presidency,” Sulack said, via e-mail. “In part this is because problems and pain sell advertising space. Mass communications has always struggled with that balance between fair reporting, personal bias, and pressure from executives to keep things ‘hot.'”
He noted that people were responding negatively to anti-Trump images on television and social media.
“When we read, we can rationally discuss the issues or definitions of terms at hand. When we see pictures, however, a different part of our brain is engaged.
“That part is the limbic brain, a part also activated in stressful situations, because it is key to survival. This is the most primitive and unevolved part of us. It acts on emotion, is irrational, childish, and afraid. It can be rude and boorish, and sometimes even cruel,” he said.
Sulack notes that many voters are also upset because they feel “hopeless and powerless.” To deal with the stress, he recommends avoiding alcohol and caffeine, and instead eating dark chocolate, “tree nuts or nut butters,” and “kale and other leafy, green vegetables.”
Teen mental health expert Jamison Monroe, Founder and CEO of Newport Academy, says that while the media are fueling some of the anxiety, much of it comes from information shared by peers through social media.
“Media greatly influences people’s thoughts and opinions. However, teens are very influenced by their peer groups
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Hey, I believe in economic justice and tax fairness — though it’s probably not the same thing they’re hiring for. >:)
Is there anyone hiring people to stop Democrats? I’m tired of doing this for free.
Kale... Comfort food of pajamaboy
Funemployment will be in the ash heap of expired Newspeak 21 January 2017
LOL! Yep, I totally agree. We need some wealthy anti-Soros folks to step up and pay us to stop the Left. Only problem is that I would have to quit my well-paying full time job in order to participate. :)
Is there a bonus if you get yourself arrested? Maybe $1,000 if pepper sprayed? They need a much better work contract than that...
Not only do we have to do this for free, but OUR OWN PARTY doesn't like us.
We've taken 'thankless help' and turned it into an art form. ( Oh, and we donate to FreeRepublic so we can continue working for free - we truly ARE "Trump People"...)
I'm proud of Trump for saying he's working for a dollar a year... It sends a message - the message is 'we serve the public - we do what's right - we don't rip off taxpayers'. It's a good message - the swamp he's draining is one of corrupt so-called 'elites' who have gotten rich selling what they don't own.
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