Are you still grieving? You are not alone.

[Aroura]

Almost every morning since the election I wake up feeling so strange.  Depressed, angry, more depressed, anxious, etc. Yes it's getting a bit better, but coming up on the electoral college vote the stress is starting to make it worse again.  I am having actual nightmares, and even when not election themed, my sleep has been much more disturbed, and my waking hours I feel constantly distracted and tired.  I cry over literally nothing.  In the shower, while playing video games, while driving to the store. My thoughts wander in mid sentence, I keep catching myself just staring off into space. 

My method of coping has been to detach. I don't look at the news websites any more and don't discuss anything remotely like politics with anyone. I try hard to avoid learning the political opinions of co-workers and neighbors because I know if I learn they supported Trump, they will be vermin in my eyes. I don't see Trump supporters as people with different opinions but as enemies of humanity. They are defective units to me, cancer cells. The only way to avoid constant feelings of disgust and anger for me is to just detach from anything political. It might work for you as well.

I tried this last month and failed.  Where I'm struggling is that I can't read anything without seeing it brought up somewhere in the story or comments, it seems. Article about how some person overcame hardship and triumphed!  Comments are political bashing.
Well, it is still good advice.  FB just has to go,  I hate it anyway, and I cannot stand it now.  I cleaned up my feed so I don't see the trolls, and I still cannot look at it, because even those who agree with me are suffering and going on about it constantly, so that's no help.

Not looking at it won't make it go away, but it's certainly one way of coping with it, since I cannot change anything about it.

No more FB
Only mafia on here, I suppose.
I never talk politics in RL anyway (outside of talking with my hubby or brother), so no problem there.

Is it actually helping you, or do you still feel angry even when not looking at stuff about it?  Also, do you struggle not to look?