It’s now 2024, and the next election is nigh. My anxiety rises with each moment. The knot in my stomach has returned.
The thing about anxiety is that it hurts. It literally hurts: the chest tightens, the neck aches, the stomach clenches. That’s why avoidance is so common—we turn away, and we get to relax. But the relief is short-lived.
Much of my anxiety comes from not knowing what to do. There’s so much information out there that is contrary to my perception of reality. At this point, I have little patience for blithe equivalences, i.e., the idea that “everyone is entitled to their own truth.” So, I want to push back and do the “right” thing, but what exactly is that? Vote? Not vote? Canvas? Protest? What if I do the wrong thing?
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