The Real Cost of Trump Trauma: Growing Intolerance and Fear

We may be anxious and depressed in this political environment, but the damage goes much deeper.  The irrationality, and subsequent intolerance and antagonism, is most dangerous fallout of Trump’s flamethrower approach.  It creates a need for safety that overrides reason. Across social media, people are no longer willing to tolerate differing opinions, and all of this triggers our instinctive defensive responses, causing anger and suppresses our rational, cognitive ones and our ability to have empathy.  Read more in Beth Greenfield’s article on Yahoo.com People Are Suffering From ‘Trump Trauma.’ Here’s Why, and What to Do About It.’