5 Proven Remedies to Get You Through the Stress of Election Day

Make sure you have plenty of ice

Jack Shepherd
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6 min readOct 30, 2020

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November 3 is going to be one of those stressful days where a big part of the stress is in knowing that it’s only going to get more stressful as the day progresses, which means that it may be time to think about deploying what I like to call “radical self care.” This means preparing yourself by sleeping right, getting your mind right, and making sure that everything you put in your body during the day itself is geared towards creating that salutary equilibrium that is precisely at the midpoint between seeing only one of everything and hugging the toilet.

Here are some time-tested and proven home remedies for getting you right where you need to be even when the whole world feels like it’s in the middle of a turbulent landing.

1. Start your day with a life-giving Espresso Martini

All photos and recipes: Laura Vincent

A healthy breakfast is the key to starting any day on the right foot, and if we have any hope of emerging on the other side of next Tuesday in anything other than a fetal position, this is going to be the time to pull out your…

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Jack Shepherd
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Written by Jack Shepherd

I have a newsletter about crossword puzzles and a podcast about rom-coms. Formerly editorial director @BuzzFeed. Email: JackAShepherd at gmail

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