Psychologist gives advice for candidates’ nerves

DO you have sweaty hands? Suffering from palpitations? Experiencing rapid breath? Irritable? Well, you must be one of the 567 candidates contesting 165 seats in today’s general election.

Former TD and consultant psychologist Dr Moosajee Bhamjee advised yesterday those are just some of the symptoms the general candidates across 43 constituencies will be showing as the electorate goes to the polls today to decide their electoral fate.

The former Labour TD said: “Candidates will be having high levels of stress today as their fate is now out of their hands.