Have Election Anxiety? These 5 Minutes Can Help.

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  Hi, I'm Josh Haner and I'm a staff photographer at the New York Times covering climate change.

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  For years we've sort of imagined this picture of a polar bear floating on a piece of ice.

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  Those have been the images associated with climate change.

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  This is the Opinions, a show that brings you a mix of voices from New York Times opinion.

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  You've heard the news.

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  Here's what to make of it.

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  I'm Eliza Barclay, I'm the climate editor with Opinion and I'm also a certified mindfulness teacher.

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  I've been teaching meditation on and off for about five years.

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  I've been practicing meditation for over 10 years and have gotten a lot out of the practice.

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  Today is election day and I'm guessing that a lot of people woke up this morning feeling very anxious with lots of thoughts swirling around their heads.

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  I guess there's nerve ridden, stressed out.

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  Is resignation an emotion, a sense of.

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  Heightened anticipation about what is going to happen tonight?

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  I feel confused and in the days to come I am feeling sick to my stomach.

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  To focus on anything, we have a lot of uncertainty.

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  We really don't know what's gonna happen.

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  I like a good mystery and that can drive a lot of rumination in the mind.

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  But this is kind of like a nerve wracking mystery, not like a good novel that you're reading on a vacation or anything.

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