2 Pittsburgh-area psychologists offer ways to manage post-Election Day stress, anger, and anxiety

As the impact of Tuesday's election settles in, emotions are bound to rise, and there is a lot at stake in how we handle those emotions. Whether your preferred candidate won or lost, we seem to take these elections to heart more than ever before. In each election, there are always winners and losers on the ballot, but the same can be said in our everyday lives, so it's important to temper your reaction. "You risk alienating a family member [or] a friend," said Dr. Susan Albers, a psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic. "We don't know how people around us are feeling, and elections can touch these deep feelings: complex feelings of fear, anxiety, disappointment, relief, or a combination of all of them." Dr. Albers and Dr. Rueben Brock said to gauge your reactions against the value of the relationship. "Your brother, your sister, your parents, your uncle- theoretically, you've got them forever, right? So, you want to remember that a lot of these relationships really should be more importan