Don’t internalize their responses and turn the blame on yourself.
As the person sharing your story, being believed is powerful in contrast to having to convince someone of our experience.
If you feel the need to explain beginning to surface, versus the desire to express, it might be time to exit the conversation for now.
Four tips for Election Anxiety
I don’t think you are the only one who still feels unsettled. The possibility of Trump becoming the President of our country again is unsettling.