With counting underway in the 2024 US presidential election, you may be feeling a heightened sense of anxiety. Actually, who am I kidding — you’re definitely feeling a heightened sense of anxiety. And you’re not alone. You’re experiencing something known as election stress disorder…and it’s not pretty. Steven Stosny, PhD, founder of CompassionPower, coined the term during the tumultuous 2016 election. And while it’s not a diagnosable ailment, he says as the years go on, it gets even worse. That’s because before everyone and their mother had an iPhone, you’d only watch political news on the news, and at limited times. Now, thanks to technology, we’re inundated 24/7 — thus, election stress disorder is born.
