Use This Expert-Backed, 8-Week Guide to Manage Election Stress

This story is part of our Election Stress Survival Guide, your source for getting through the next few months with your sanity intact.

OH, YOU KNOW election cycle stress. In fact, ever since 2018, you likely didn’t ever stop feeling it. A formidable 79 percent of registered voters now say that the 2024 election is affecting their stress levels, not to mention their social and well-being, according to a survey published this year. Election Stress Disorder is a thing.

So this year, you’re faced with a choice. Not the one on the ballot, but the one long before. You can either return to that familiarly ineffective state of refresh-refresh-refresh burnout. Or you can break free from the despair and isolation by actively changing your entire approach. That means de-stressing your news feed, worrying smarter, and generally doing things that put you in charge of your well-being rather than getting emotional whiplash from current events. (Or just feeling generally vexed, like The Daily Show 's Josh Johnson (above, standing) and Troy Iwata (above, seated).)

This totally doable action plan is your way to thrive this election season—and the next one, and the next one…

To give your election stress the boot, use this 8-week plan, available through our exclusive membership program, Men’s Health MVP .

Each week, you’ll focus on a particular area that can help you feel balanced and healthy no matter what’s happening. Here’s exactly what you need to do to get there.

Download the plan here

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