Any DLer’s reporting physical symptoms in response to America becoming a dictatorship?

I’ve got a toothache that comes and goes.

My Lorazepam intake has increased.

I went through all that during the War on Terror.

Finally something to blame my incontinence on!

20mg daily Lexapro. It’s the only way I can live in these times.

No.

OP, how much MSNBC do you watch per day? You need to avoid all news except one time a day for 15 minutes. Give your brain a rest. Our ancestors lived through way more and survived.

Did they check for chronic appendicitis?

Having stomach aches due to politics is not normal, unless you are afraid of deportation oe something imminent.

Also chronic pancreatitis?

Stomach aches are connected to stress.

And anxiety.

OP you have to disconnect and pursue other interests. Go hiking, bowling, to the beach, learn to knit, paint, start a DIY project to refocus your energy. This isn’t normal.

Definitely not normal. The political situation might not be all in your head, but your reaction to it certainly is. Just accept the fact that there's nothing you can do until the next election. Therein lies the peace of mind.

Hobbies, pets, friends... there's so much more to life than the polity you were born into. It's all out there, waiting to receive you.

Put down the Whitman’s Sampler, OP.