As questions continue to mount over Sir Keir Starmer’s future as Prime Minister following last week’s unexpected local election shake-up, the latest headlines might be making you feel uneasy. The relentless 24-hour news cycle and polarisation on social media can often feel unavoidable, but in times of political uncertainty it can be helpful to sometimes step back and think about how it might be impacting your wellbeing. We spoke to Dr Chetna Kang , consultant psychiatrist at Central Health London, who explained what political anxiety is, identified six key signs to look out for, and shared some helpful tips on how to manage and overcome it. What is political anxiety? “ Anxiety lies on a spectrum from general day-to-day worry which everybody experiences, right through to degrees of anxiety which lead to panic disorder or symptoms of PTSD ,” says Kang. “It’s essentially concern and worry on the mildest end, and symptoms of a mental health problem on the other end of the spectrum.…