Half of Americans consider Election Day the most stressful day of their lives

Americans participate in early voting, the day before the election, which comes tomorrow.

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A survey studying mental health found that 55% of Americans believe Election Day 2020 will be the most stressful day of their lives.

The One Ball poll examined the current mental health of 2,000 adults, with a focus on coronavirus stress and the presidential race.

Nearly six in 10 people cannot imagine experiencing stress any more than they really are this year, while 67% want the year to end, now.

The study revealed that 61% of those between 40 and 60 years old feel pressured on Election Day.

A third of younger youth feel the same about the upcoming vote.

While political tensions are rising, 63% still say the pandemic is the highest stressor, in 2020. Just under half (49%) believe elections are the most stressful aspect of this year.

Even more alarming is that 95% believe that the stress of 2020 is negatively affecting their health.

The biggest problems were fluctuation in sleep (45%), lack of focus (44%), and problems with weight control (41%).

Half of respondents say this year's pressure is so great that they cannot find time to manage it properly.

About seven in 10 say the only way to relieve some of their stress is to get a good night's sleep.

While eight hours of sleep may seem like the ideal number, study participants believed that 6.27 hours was sufficient to qualify as "good."

Anything less than 4.2 hours of sleep was considered a bad night for the average American.

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