Prognosis

Your Election Anxiety May Not End After Tuesday

Voters mark their ballots at a polling location inside City Hall during early voting in San Francisco on Oct. 31.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Hi, it’s Rthvika in New York, where I’ve recently bought a few plants to help manage my anxiety. I’ll save the rest of my stress relief tips for later, but first …

It’s Election Day! This marks the long-awaited conclusion to the anxiety-inducing battle between Trump and Harris. Just last week, a colleague joked that his mom might need to be tied into a straitjacket to survive the final days.