Anxious Americans are 'doom spending' to cope with the election, economy

Americans are reportedly spending money on frivolous or impulsive purchases to cope with anxiety from ongoing pressing issues like the economy or politics.

CNN correspondent Vanessa Yurkevich reported Monday, "What we‘re seeing is that showing up in doom spending. Essentially, if you‘re not feeling good about the economy, you feel like maybe that home purchase that I was trying to make is so far out of reach that I‘m going to spend in other ways to try to make me feel better."  Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.

She continued, "Or if you‘re not feeling the results of the presidential election, you may spend a little bit to try to take your mind off things. It‘s that dopamine hit that you‘re looking for to start to feel good again."