Election Anxiety - Feel Like I Will Vomit

It is Thursday, November 3rd, 5 days from the presidential election. I cannot avoid the ads that come without warning on television, the news articles when I just want to check the weather, it is everywhere, the autoplay videos.The " doom and gloom " messages from the candidates - not only what they are saying but mostly the WAY they are saying it makes me so, so anxious. I do not mean garden variety anxiety, which is still awful. I am talking about a Hillary commercial out of the blue when I am watching Cubbie news (I am in Illinois, so yes, it will most likely be Hillary but it does not matter which candidate), and I pause the tv as soon as I recognize it, but that is enough.It is SO bad, I literally feel like I will vomit at any moment. That gagging reflex starts right before you throw up but I do not actually do it. I do experience what *I* consider to be a high amount of anxiety on a consistent basis, but this is really, really bad even for me.My anxiety medication simply is just not enough, not for this level of anxiety.I sent my psychiatrist a text - okay, a series of long texts. Anxiety does that to me. Anyway, she actually said that it is common right now, many people are experiencing extreme anxiety over the election. She said if the election was not on Tuesday, she would be more concerned, but after Tuesday hopefully I will feel better.I did my own research, because I thought I was the only one, and lo and behold, found this:...
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