In the Therapist’s Office, Trump Becomes a Hot Topic
Mental-health professionals see signs of stress from following news and politics.
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Anxiously checking the news? Obsessing over the president's latest tweet? Stressed about what's coming next?
Take a number. Experts in mental health are seeing high stress over the daily drumbeat of news—not surprisingly, especially among opponents of Donald Trump and people who feel targeted by the new administration. While many reported feeling anxious during the campaign season—more than half of Americans, on both sides of the aisle, were stressed—the feelings haven't subsided in the early days of the new administration, as some thought they might.