Self-Care for an Election Year
With politics this divisive, we have to prioritize self-care
I truly hate election years. The way people act feels gross — and that’s the only way to describe it. After reading political posts and seeing how human beings behave toward one another, I need a shower. I don’t know how other countries handle political disagreements, but the United States has descended into reality show-level drama. While it’s occasionally entertaining, it’s mostly just stressful to witness.
Our country wasn’t always this divided. It used to be possible for opposing political parties to occasionally meet in the middle. It was even possible to have friends from the other side and disagree with their politics but have an understanding of how they got there. But that was before an unqualified reality star entered the race in 2016. It felt like every news channel became a reality show and every conversation about politics felt like we were describing the latest episode of the Real World, Jersey Shore, or the Kardashians. All of the drama, all of the time.
We sort of thought cooler heads would prevail, but we were wrong. We watched. We waited. We voted. And we were disappointed. We’re still living in a trashy reality TV world where spin is prioritized over truth, and no matter who wins, we all lose.
