A therapist's tips for coping with your 'valid' election season anxiety as an LGBTQ+ person
A therapist's tips for coping with your 'valid' election season anxiety as an LGBTQ+ person
www.advocate.com A therapist's tips for coping with your 'valid' election season anxiety as an LGBTQ+ person
"It's natural to be pissed off and fearful and defensive. It's about accepting that and finding a way to challenge that," a licensed psychotherapist tells The Advocate.
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TLDR
- Acknowledge your anxiety
- Log off
- Spend time with loved ones, but...
- ...set boundaries with them
- Take care of your physical health
- Repurpose moments of anxiety
- Remember what you can control, but...
- ...also remember your power
- Expand your community
- Remember there's hope, even in a "worst case scenario"