Post Election Stress Syndrome?

In 2008 and of course in other years, in both the US and Canada and many other countries, people have been bombarded with all the political rhetoric. The US and Canada had a federal election in 2008.

It’s amazing how some people become so engaged in the political scene as bystanders. Yes it’s good to be informed and obviously concerned and it’s important to vote.

However we needn’t stress ourselves over things we see in the media when we can do nothing about them.

Election time, like anything in life, is a time of much passion for many people. It’s also a time of intense stress for many. As is the case with any stressful event, people can benefit from learning to let go of things outside of their control.

The bottom line is that once you’ve done all you can do, you need to stop stressing yourself further. As simple as this sounds, I think it’s something we all need to hear from time to time, especially those of us stressed out by elections.

Of course you do need to ensure that you exercise your right to vote at every opportunity, before in my mind, you can rest soundly. But then you can do so.