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Summary

Therapists report increased anxiety among clients, particularly millennial women, LGBTQ individuals, and reproductive rights advocates, ahead of Donald Trump's second term.

Many feel unsafe due to his policies, unpredictability, and rhetoric.

Concerns include anti-trans legislation, threats to gay marriage, and restricted reproductive rights.

Experts note that Trump's media dominance amplifies stress, while burnout from past activism leaves some feeling powerless.

Therapists recommend limiting news consumption, seeking community support, and focusing on areas of personal control as ways to cope with these heightened political anxieties.

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 42 points 2 days ago

Well yeah.

“Hey shrink, as a trans man who has been already barred from my career for having been born with a vagina, got treated like absolute shit in a biased divorce court, and have no recourse because my state started implementing Project 2025 four years ago - what exactly do I do?”

If I say that I want to not be alive anymore, they’ll put me in the “women’s ward” of a mental hospital and drug me into silence.

Mental health under fascism really feels more like gaslighting.

[–] quixotic120@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Am therapist, haven’t had as much of this as I’ve had as much of just general existential anxiety lately

This is a part of that of course, but people seem to just generally be anxious that the world/society is going to be destroyed relatively soon, whether through war, global warming, pandemics, economic crash, etc.

It’s a challenge

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 days ago

Therapists recommend limiting news consumption, seeking community support, and focusing on areas of personal control as ways to cope with these heightened political anxieties.

My recommendations breaks rule 6

what annoys me is the maga types who will be like oh the soyboys, karens, and simps are all out of shape just because trump is in office. We don't fall about with your guys. Yeah our guys who don't look to negotiate with keeping the government running or want concessions for disaster funding for states heavily made up of their supporters.