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Holding onto sanity, while keeping up with the news

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Lynn Schlossberger

The process of electing a president takes a toll on our emotional wellbeing, no doubt about it.   We are constantly being spun; the illusion of objective reporting of the news is gone. Social media provide moment-to-moment updates on opinion polling … Continue reading →

Posted in Craziness in the world, Mental health, Stress | Tagged anxiety campaign watching, conflict during political campaign, coping with stress, difficult people political discussion, election for president, emotions and politics, friends with different political views, hurtful things people say, meditation political season, news addiction, news junkie, online stress politics, partisan conflict, political discussion mental health, presidential election, remaining peaceful during election, stress from watching news | 1 Comment
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