One week to go until election day. How is everyone holding up/coping

[Siwsan]

I'm pretty much avoiding watching MSM news. Also taking 1/2 a 'chill pill' in the morning and the other half at bed time, along with 1/2 a Trazodone to help me sleep. For the most part I am sleeping for at least 6 hours.

I've already voted so after Monday I plan to stay put in case things get dicey, which I fear will happen no matter what the outcome of the election. Hopefully I can get all of the kid cats to snuggle with me. Maybe I'll mix up some ode du tuna or cover myself in catnip.

Fortunately I have an appointment with my therapist this Wednesday. No doubt he will have some coping suggestions to share that are an improvement on my current one of constructing a straw long enough to reach the bottom of a bottle of gin. OK, just kidding. Sort of.

[louis-t]

1. I have night terrors.

[OLDMDDEM]

2. I voted for Kamala and am confident she will win.

[MiHale]

3. Take a kids plastic twisty straw and a hair dryer...

Heat up the straw and slowly straighten…it takes a bit but it works…don’t ask how or why I know…

Just kidding…take it easy with a kit or two by ya! Leaving to vote now…gotta drive into Tawas taking a walk by the lake after.

[XanaDUer2]

4. Xanax

[CrispyQ]

5. There have been some sobering takes on last night's rally.

One pundit wrote Trump has basically admitted he's going to lose & this is his rally cry to the troops for after the election. Another wrote that for Trump the real election starts on November 6th, which is basically the same take. What is it with the 6th? One more & he'll be the antichrist.

I'm hopeful & slightly positive, which for a pessimist like me is saying a lot! Stuart Stevens of The Lincoln Project thinks we have this & said he wished the dems weren't afraid to show that they're winning. Walk with swagger, he said. It attracts voters.

[surfered]

6. Hurricane anxiety has been replaced by election anxiety.

I should have never given up cannabis.

[crosinski]

7. I'm very anxious.

For every encouraging thing I read about the election, I’ll come across something discouraging, so I can’t calm down too much. A person came to our door and gave us four signs to put out, so we feel like we’re doing a little to help. That’s the first time in fifteen years anyone from any political party has come to our door, so the Harris/Walz ground game is really good.

[XanaDUer2]

8. Today I'm feeling better abt Harris

Tomorrow may be different