People do not associate grieving with an election loss and even wonder how one can get depressed when you are not a candidate. An election loss, like any other, triggers emotions such as anger and grief. Minimise time on social media, or better yet, log off altogether for a few days. While it’s a way to connect with other people and share information, social media are also a key source of political misinformation, echo chamber conversations and polarised thinking. Democratic societies should select leaders through voting, but one unsavoury part of the process is that many citizens don’t get their preferred choice.

Source: The Star July 19, 2021 18:00 UTC