Newsweek | Election Addiction
There are no meetings or support groups. There is no 12-step program. But for Rob Hallam, when he is not watching election news, he feels like a "dry drunk." "It's hard not watching in such a critical election," he says. "It feels like withdrawal." At one point, Hallam estimates he spent about 20 hours each week following the campaign. Every night, after he helped his 6-year-old twin girls with their homework and sang them their goodnight song, he and his wife would routinely settle in for three hours of election coverage. Bill O'Reilly on Fox, Chris Matthews on MSNBC, Tom Brokaw on "Meet the Press"—you name it, they recorded it on their DVR and watched it. They decided to hold off on having more children, as well as some major renovations on their house, until after the election.
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Hmmm, yes this election coverage addiction does sound strangely familiar. However, unlike many of the people mentioned in the article, I am not too worried about suffering from post-election withdrawal. I think I will feel more of a sense of relief that it is finally over and I can get back to other aspects of my life that have been neglected in recent times. And I'm pretty sure I'll be a lot more productive at work, too.
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