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Kamala Harris voters struggle with post election emotions
N.Nguyen47 min ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - In a concession speech filled with forward-looking words of hope, Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged the emotions that come with defeat. Carolyn Clines knows what she was talking out. "Lots of sadness, lots of fear," Clines said Thursday. The 23-year-old Louisville native fears a continuation of inflammatory rhetoric in the months leading up to the election, and the continued loss of reproductive rights. "I'm terrified of the repercussions of that," Clines said. "I'm terrified that I won't be able to have access to the care that I need. I'm terrified that if I have complications that I won't be cared for." Like others personally invested in the outcome of the campaign, Clines is seeking the services of a mental health professional to sort through the pain. Licensed psychologist Dr. Allyson Bradow has been hearing from a lot of her patients. "I woke up to a lot of text messages yesterday morning about, 'I'm terrified, I'm trying not to spiral down into like a suicidal incident. I'm fearful for what this means for me, for my children for my partner,'" Bradow said. Bradow finds the more extreme reactions from people who feel the most vulnerable. Even before the election, the rate of suicide was already high among the trans population. "My concern is that those that aren't already in active treatment won't necessarily be able to reach out and utilize resources in order to maintain their own safety," she said. A common piece of advice from mental health officials is to talk to others and not suffer in silence. Carma Bell Marshall monitors mental health trends as the co-chair of the Trans Wellness Coalition. "It has plummeted," Marshall said. "There's a lot of despair. There's a lot of depression. There's a lot of hopelessness and anxiety. That's currently going around. People don't know how these chips are going to fall now."
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