Yale Psychiatrist Encourages Democrats to Avoid Trump-Voting Family Members For the Holidays – JP

Yale University chief psychiatry resident Dr. Amanda Calhoun said during a recent interview that individuals upset by Former President Donald Trump’s re-election should distance themselves from loved ones during the holiday season.

“So, if you are going into a situation where you have family members, where you have close friends who you know have voted in ways that are against you… it’s completely fine to not be around those people and to tell them why,” Calhoun said.

The psychiatrist said liberals should tell family members that they should inform those who voted for Trump that it is against their “livelihood” to be around them.

“You know, to say, ‘I have a problem with the way that you voted because it went against my very livelihood, and I’m not going to be around you this holiday. I need to take some space for me.’”

Calhoun continued, noting that it is important, and even “essential” for people to establish boundaries with family members for their own sanity.

“I think you should very much be entitled to do so, and I think it may be essential for your mental health.”