How do we cope and how do we hope? Dealing with emotional stress after violence Stress means angry, anxious, unpleasant thoughts are rattling around in our mind, and they are feeding each other like a snowball. Author: Laura Caso Updated: 4:05 AM EST January 7, 2021 CLEVELAND — It was a long 2020, and 2021 is off to a rocky start following Wednesday’s events at the U.S. Capitol. The images and videos have the emotions of many Americans running hot. 3News spoke to University Hospitals Vice Chair of the Department Of Psychiatry, Dr. Patrick Runnels, about how to cope and how to hope. "It's easy for people's emotions to get wound up and boil over," Runnels said.