By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--February 21, 2017
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The beautiful alien planet Pandora depicted in James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ is so captivating that some audience members are becoming depressed and even suicidal when they fail to find meaning in real life after the film is over.Sadly, environmentalist film lovers were realizing that they would never be able to enter a giant blue body and move to a garden world because, you know, all of that was fictional. At the time, I wrote that this was one of the most pathetic things I'd ever heard. Now, CNN is reporting on a psychological condition that gives it a run for its money. It's called "Post-Election Stress Disorder," and it's all the rage among both "Bernie Bros" and those who were "ready for Hillary."
Wally Pfingsten has always been a news junkie. But since President Donald Trump was elected, he's been so anxious about the political tumult that even just having the TV news on in the background at home is unbearable. "It's been crippling," said the 35-year-old San Mateo, Calif., resident and political moderate who has supported both Democratic and Republican candidates in the past. "I feel angry, really, really angry, far more angry than I expected to be."
He's tried hard to quell his anxiety. First, he shut down his Facebook page to limit his exposure to the daily soaking of news from Washington. But not knowing the goings-on made him anxious, too. He found himself sneaking onto the Facebook account he made for his dog. "I felt like I was cheating," he said.Three things:
A: For the Clinton News Network, the term "moderate" usually applies to someone who only "loves" Hillary as opposed someone who properly "worships" her. Whenever CNN trots out a supposed bi-partisan moderate, my spider-sense starts tingling. B: The guy's dog has a Facebook page. C: If your preferred candidate lost an election, and that's "crippling" to you, I'd be willing to bet that you had anxiety issues long before President Trump appeared on the scene.Apparently, though, Pfingsten's problem is cropping up all over the place. For Progressives, things are tough all over.
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Pfingsten is not alone in his politics-induced anxiety -- it's so common it's been given an unofficial name: Post-Election Stress Disorder. Mental health professionals around the country, especially those working in Democratic strongholds, report a stream of patients coming in with anxiety and depression related to -- or worsened by -- the blast of daily news on the new administration.Chicago area psychologist Nancy Molitor says she's never seen so much anxiety over politics, and it's causing both car crashes and failing libidos!
"I have people who've told me they're in mourning, that they've lost their libido," Molitor said. "I have people saying the anxiety is causing them to be so distracted that they're blowing stop signs or getting into fender benders."As far as I'm concerned, the only good liberal progressive is a liberal progressive who's sad because he just lost an election. Collapsing left-wing libidos should generate fewer liberal babies. If this tsunami of sorrow is real, that's fantastic news. It means the left is enduring failure on an unprecedented level and breadth. Still, I feel for them. I want these people to live happy lives. They should sit back, relax, and enjoy some escapist "me time." May I suggest a screening of Avatar?
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