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Read Replies (1) | Respond to DEMONRATS EATING AND DRINKING THEMSELVES TO DEATH. HALLELUJAH... The political climate is making Democrats 'eat their feelings.' Here's how to manage the stress. According to a new poll, Democrats are 50 percent more likely than Republicans to say they’re “eating their feelings.” They're drinking more, too. midterm elections are turning out to be nearly as stressful as the 2016 presidential election — especially for Democrats. a poll conducted by YouGov and commissioned by the fitness site Daily Burn , Democrats are 50 percent more likely than Republicans to say they’re “eating their feelings” as a result of the current political climate. They’re also drinking more (a 2-to-1 ratio over their GOP counterparts). Dr. Navya Mysore , a primary care doctor, tells NBC News BETTER. “Exercise is good for you, but too much is not. You [risk] dehydration and your body needs time to rest and rejuvenate.”a glass of wine , so maybe you’re doing that more. Same for people who are stress eaters — they’ll eat more. If you're more prone to sweat it out when stressed, then you'll do that more.”benign as Netflix (which Daily Burn’s poll found both Democrats and Republicans are doing plenty of in reaction to the fraught political climate).How do we stop the stress-induced madness? Allison Abrams, a psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker. “This doesn’t mean not stay informed, rather, be informed but set boundaries for yourself.”Boundaries with the news are necessary if we want to maintain our mental well being because the news is so often an emotionally negative experience. It can, as Loretta Brady , Ph.D, professor of psychology at Saint Anselm College puts it “fire up our limbic system, the emotion center of our brain.”Halloween candy . We do get mood boosts from consuming such food, but also some consequences we may not intend.”amount of alcohol , and then on top of that you enjoy the habit, serotonin will also be released,” says Dr. Mysore. “Those first sips or first bite of cake, you've filled that need and you feel better. ‘It's so worth it,’ is what first goes through your mind. But if you go overboard, you will lose that serotonin effect. You'll start to wind down a path where you'll get a serotonin dip, have sleep disruption, get a headache can add to anxiety or depression if you have a preexisting condition.”CONT...
