With Election Day just around the corner, many Americans are on edge. Nearly 70 percent of respondents said the elections are a significant source of stress, according to a survey out this month from the American Psychological Association (APA).
The survey also found that a majority — 77 percent — are worried about the country's future, said Vaile Wright, APA's senior director of healthcare innovation. "Seventy-one percent said that this is the lowest point in our nation's history that they can remember."
The bleak mood takes many forms. For Adrienne Deckman, a Democrat, the panic attacks started after the 2016 elections. "I was hypervigilant and with a rapid heartbeat and palpitations," said the 67-year-old lawyer, who lives outside Cleveland. "I couldn't sleep, and I was just, like, highly distracted all the time."
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