Health experts say post-election emotions are normal
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Post-election excitement, stress and anxiousness — a wide range of emotions — are normal, according mental health experts.
Three health experts spoke with News 8 about ways to manage post-election feelings.
A mental health and wellness writer and essayist, Diane N. Solomon , said Thursday, “Some people are very happy and pleased — and a big part of the country, in fact, the majority. However, people who are shocked, sad, grieving and scared very scared are still in that phase of shock.”
More negative emotions — anger, stress and anxiousness — can impact mental health. Some marginalized communities — LGBTQ+, women, immigrants, refugees and people of color — have expressed anxiousness.
Psychologist Mary Alvord said, “There’s a concern about what’s going to happen. There’s a high level of anxiety because there’s a high level of uncertainty.”
But, its not just marginalized communities. The American Psychological Association ranks the top three stressors of Americans today as the future of the nation, the economy, and the election.