With just one week until Election Day, the collective anxiety is hitting peak levels. Psychologists even have a name for it, “election stress disorder,” with data from the American Psychological Association showing record-high stress levels tied to political cycles. With constant news and social media updates, it’s hard to stay relaxed, so people are turning to humor as a way to cope.
Enter Twitter, where people share the funniest, most relatable takes on their election-induced nerves. From jokes about compulsively refreshing poll numbers to clever quips about the waiting game, these tweets show that sometimes, a little laughter is the best stress relief.
Here are the funniest election anxiety tweets capturing how people are handling—well, surviving—election season.