More than half of you—on both sides of the aisle—say the 2016 election is a major source of stress, according to a new survey from the American Psychological Association. "Historically, work, money, and the economy are the top three," said clinical psychologist Lynn Bufka, part of the APA's Stress in America team, which has been conducting surveys of what freaks us out the most for 10 years. "Now it's right up there."
In addition to the overall pervasiveness of news about the presidential election—non-stop coverage for more than a year now—Bufka cites several potential reasons Americans are more worried this year. To start, there's the tenor of the campaigns, which are arguably more negative and accusatory than any other in modern history. "In general," she said, "humans like harmony." Not a lot of that going around this year.
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