A New York Psychologist's Take on News, Life & Society http://www.cognitive-therapy-associates.com/Psychologists-POV Rants, discussion and discourse on Psychology, Mental Health and Wellness. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:33:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Managing the Stress of an Election Year http://www.cognitive-therapy-associates.com/Psychologists-POV/2008/06/07/managing-the-stress-of-an-election-year/ http://www.cognitive-therapy-associates.com/Psychologists-POV/2008/06/07/managing-the-stress-of-an-election-year/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:30:21 +0000 admin http://www.cognitive-therapy-associates.com/Psychologists-POV/?p=4 Many voters vote their party and so will have a stress-free election year. However, many voters particularly this Presidential election will consider crossing party lines.

If the decision-making process stresses you out, there are ways of managing that stress.

  1. Set Daily Caps on News Consumption: Election news will be ubiquitous across all media channels. Set a daily cap on the amount of time you allocate to being bombarded with election-related news.
  2. Plan Alternative Low-Stress Activities
  3. Increase your level of exercise: The more you work out, the more endorphins you’ll have keeping you stress-free. just don’t listen to or watch the news during the workout. (unless it’s within your daily cap)
  4. Don’t obsess over the election: Your vote counts and you’ll make an informed decision when the time comes
  5. Learn stress-reduction techniques including those used in CBT.
]]> http://www.cognitive-therapy-associates.com/Psychologists-POV/2008/06/07/managing-the-stress-of-an-election-year/feed/