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91. Anxiety has broken through the roofs

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Sat Oct 12, 2024, 01:11 AM

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It is not very healthy for me. I am unable to control it. I try to do things to distract. Not very successful.

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What's your level of anxiety about the election? [View all] milestogo Friday OP

It varies by day and TIME of day... Early this morning had I had a six-inch epidural needle, someone might hlthe2b Friday #1

Good thing you could only pith once. The double pith is a real bummer. Tadpole Raisin Saturday #105

Out of 100 - I'm afraid I'm 1000 awesomerwb1 Friday #2

This AKwannabe Friday #6

Very high Cartoonist Friday #3

Which church? wnylib Saturday #114

The catholic church Cartoonist Saturday #115

Really high cilla4progress Friday #4

Extremely high JustAnotherGen Friday #5

At least 10% are brainwashed. pat_k Friday #60

Fair to middling. Xavier Breath Friday #7

I think we will be fine DEM1955 Friday #8

To quote Nigel Tufnel... 50 Shades Of Blue Friday #9

Beat me to it. FalloutShelter Friday #30

Extremely high Dave says Friday #10

I'm pretty sure we are gonna win..it's the chaos after the election that has me anxious. Deuxcents Friday #11

Exactly. It's almost like the actual election is just a puppet show. Reality BamaRefugee Saturday #80

Is it possible to be both confident and terrified at the same time? Bleacher Creature Friday #12

Bingo. Nt Quixote1818 Friday #59

You're a Bills fan True Dough Friday #62

We felt the same way bdamomma Friday #69

Same for me DemonGoddess Saturday #100

It has a lot to do with where I put my attention Lulu KC Friday #13

Very high. Elessar Zappa Friday #14

I'm in the same boat. NH Ethylene Saturday #84

HIGH! Cha Friday #15

High enough that it's not funny 0rganism Friday #16

I'm am optimistic pessimist. bif Friday #17

Low EYESORE 9001 Friday #18

Extreme, to put it mildly. BlueCheeseAgain Friday #19

Yeah, me too. milestogo Friday #67

Very high. nt doc03 Friday #20

It Ebbs and Flows DET Friday #21

A clear majority will vote for her! Freddie Friday #29

Just watched a young woman say that she is voting for trump because he makes her feel safe SammyWinstonJack Saturday #112

It's a roller coaster Mz Pip Friday #22

Extremely high pretty much all the time. Susan Calvin Friday #23

On a scale of one to ten... Lunabell Friday #24

Very little. W_HAMILTON Friday #25

The election doesn't worry me much. It's the planned messing with the counting and certifying that has me terrified Attilatheblond Friday #26

Thank you. TommyT139 Saturday #87

Pretty damn high......trying to be so positive doing my part I hope, but it's pretty damn high. a kennedy Friday #27

On a scale... Mike Nelson Friday #28

High. Demobrat Friday #31

of course the reality is newdayneeded Friday #74

As high as you can get. Our nation, our future, our planet, everything, depends on it. Doodley Friday #32

Our time is here. The BS that goes on w/ the GOP and tRUMP is getting pathetic and over with. They have nothing SWBTATTReg Friday #33

If I have not read DU today almost none. Jk23 Friday #34

High misanthrope Friday #35

low BECAUSE I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT other than my vote and donations. WarGamer Friday #36

On a scale of 1-10 I am an 11 bottomofthehill Friday #37

We are going to win, Butterflylady Friday #38

they were never gonna let Hillary be president Skittles Friday #39

I think that H2O Man Friday #41

they've only just now started truly trashing Kamala Skittles Friday #45

Great point. H2O Man Friday #46

Exactly. Such a short campaign season has been great but now the usual daily negativity betsuni Saturday #93

Zero. H2O Man Friday #40

As am I Generic Brad Friday #44

I already voted. H2O Man Friday #47

Way too high for my comfort. qwlauren35 Friday #42

I'm feeling pretty confident Quiet Em Friday #43

It's like going into a surgery with a 95% chance of survival RidinWithHarris Friday #48

I'm binge watching sports to avoid thinking about it. jalan48 Friday #49

My anxiety is down so very far GreenWave Friday #50

Off the chart. RandySF Friday #51

Cranked to 11. JenniferJuniper Friday #52

High because a lot of Americans believe and will vote for a lying, narcissistic sociopath. surfered Friday #53

Then they will get what they deserve. hadEnuf Saturday #109

Higher every day. HelpImSurrounded Friday #54

At times I'm fairly confident but then I see polling and badhair77 Friday #55

Doing my best to keep fear of DT win in check and stay hopeful and engaged. pat_k Friday #56

+900,000 projected Dem return ballot firewall in PA crimycarny Friday #57

I'm mentally prepared to expect a loss so I don't get too depressed if ww do Quixote1818 Friday #58

Zero Kaleva Friday #61

Pretty low, to be honest. I try not to get too stressed about things I can't control. subterranean Friday #63

It depends which media I'm viewing at the time,but I have a strong feeling that: sky_masterson Friday #64

Upper lower to lower middle generally. Rare spike to high. I expect I'll feel worse the closer we get Unless... electric_blue68 Friday #65

vomit inducing. WhiteTara Friday #66

The currrent ForgedCrank Friday #68

Low mnhtnbb Friday #70

I just want it to be over. The Madcap Friday #71

I'm with you Jersey Devil Saturday #104

For the Presidentcy, I think we'll win in a close election Polybius Friday #72

I fear that Colin and. Debbie probably won't pull it off Vogon_Glory Saturday #106

They were interviewing gen x ers kacekwl Friday #73

Post removed Post removed Saturday #88

Well Hi Sunshine!! GP6971 Saturday #89

It's really quite extremely high. hedda_foil Friday #75

Just worried about the tRumpist thugs going wild when he looses Union Label Friday #76

High IbogaProject Friday #77

on a scale of 1 to 10 da svenster Friday #78

Extremely High Stargleamer Saturday #79

Extremely high. RockRaven Saturday #81

The gauge is buried. No telling how high it really is. n/t brewens Saturday #82

Off the charts. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #83

Bad enough that earlier this week, my wife and I booked... Mark.b2 Saturday #85

We arrive 10/31 and leave Oct 17. milestogo Saturday #108

I so wish I meant October 17, 2024 until Oct 17, 2025!! Mark.b2 Saturday #111

Feel we have the best team right now, but anything can happen. So I won't be calm until final votes are counted. GOTV. Silent Type Saturday #86

I'll be honest: I haven't been this nervous since 2004. Self Esteem Saturday #90

Anxiety has broken through the roofs kansasobama Saturday #91

High mvd Saturday #92

The only anxiety I have anamnua Saturday #94

Right now I'm at the "If I see one more fucking poll, I'm throwing my laptop out the window!" stage. Initech Saturday #95

My brains can't handle it, won't think about it too much. Outcome can't be helped because of non-voters and bad voters. betsuni Saturday #96

Zero Raine Saturday #97

High. Fortunately, I work local campaigns. It's keeping my busy. LeftInTX Saturday #98

😱🫠 Crunchy Frog Saturday #99

Trump is a life sentence for all. Turbineguy Saturday #101

Pushing past the red line to the panic line Siwsan Saturday #102

0, Madame President incoming. Brainfodder Saturday #103

Horrible samplegirl Saturday #107

Extraordinary. Ursus Rex Saturday #110

I have faith in Democrats keeping up the fight if Rump wins. onandup Saturday #113

There's a special on for some of us... True Dough Sunday #116