I'm writing this article on November 8th, 2017. It has been one year since the 2016 Presidential Election and yes, I'm still traumatized.

Timehop has been doing a splendid job of reminding me for the past few weeks just how worrisome it was to follow the election. What gets me more than reminiscing is the realization that yes, this is still real. Donald J. Trump is indeed the 45th President of the United States of America.

Between Facebook memories reminding me how happy I was to cast my vote for the first woman on the ticket for President for a major political party to memories reminding me that Trump is a sexual predator, it's getting pretty hard to cope.

I remember the first time I voted in a Presidential election for Barack Obama and the feeling of certainty I had walking out of the voting booth. I felt like I knew the future of my country. A future that was inclusive, compassionate and maybe even one that included universal healthcare.

But on November 8th 2016, that feeling dissipated. The era of 45 ushered in a profound fear in the hearts of every American citizen who didn't cast a vote for Donnie. Many of us tried to rationalize saying things like "Surely it was all an act" or "He's just a pawn of the GOP, he'll settle down once Congressional Leadership gets into the mix."

Sadly, we were all terribly wrong.

Here we are a year later, still witnessing a train wreck of a presidency that has seen more scandal in 11 months than most White Houses see over the course of two terms. Our current POTUS has fired an FBI Director who was investigating his campaign, disintegrated the opportunities for immigrants in the US, made multiple attempts via executive orders to enact a Muslim ban, has repeatedly been unable to take a hard stance on domestic terrorism and has spent a majority of his time in office accosting his naysayers on Twitter.

The real horrifying thing, that list is just a tidbit of all that has gone wrong. For me, a year later seems worse than the impact on that day. Now we have solid evidence that all the things we feared from a Trump presidency weren't just us liberals being delusional. Instead, we've presented with a reality that is stranger than fiction. House of Cards and Scandal don't hold a candle to the Trump presidency.

Looking back, I placed a lot of blame on Trump supporters when in reality I should've expressed my ager toward all of the people who didn't even bother to vote. If you too suffer from extreme stress on account of our current political climate, please encourage your friends, family, and even strangers to get out and vote in EVERY election. Your voice and your vote can make all the difference in 2018 and 2020 to boot.