Managing Post-Election Blues, with Dr. Arthur C. Brooks

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Arthur C. Brooks discusses strategies for coping with post-election blues, especially when your candidate doesn’t win. Learn how to stay positive, maintain hope, and rebuild happiness after a tough election outcome. Want to learn the science-backed insights that are the real keys to a life of meaning, purpose, and ultimately happiness? Go to scienceofhappier.com and use the code HEADSPACE for an exclusive discount. For even more insights, visit arthurbrooks.com. If you find yourself struggling with election anxiety, check out the How to Stop Worrying About Politics meditation on the Headspace app. It offers practical exercises to help you navigate this stressful time with ease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:16.5	Hey friends, welcome to Radio Headspace and Wednesday morning. I'm your guest host for the week, Arthur C. Brooks.
1:22.2	Well, this week we've been talking about how to maintain happiness during an election cycle,
1:29.9	and a crucial aspect of this is post-election blues. I think in the last few election cycles, we've all experienced some post-election results that were pretty surprising and not so happy, no matter where you sit
1:35.6	on the partisan spectrum. It's normal to feel a sense of shock or sadness in the aftermath of an
1:41.3	election that didn't go your way.
1:52.0	Over the past 20 years, there's been a big increase in the intensity of how elections affect people psychologically. And there's a lot of reasons for that. We're not just delicate flowers. We're bombarded.
1:56.0	There's all sorts of ways for media, traditional media and social media and politicians and
2:01.6	companies to inject messages into your consciousness.
2:05.5	One of the things that we've started to identify in the mental health profession is something
2:09.4	called post-election stress disorder.
2:12.4	This is when there's a lot of attention to an election.
2:15.1	It feels like the stakes are really high and then it doesn't go
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