NYT: ‘Climate Change Enters the Therapy Room’ as people ‘suffer anxiety & grief over climate’
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/health/climate-anxiety-therapy.html Climate Change Enters the Therapy Room Ten years ago, psychologists proposed that a wide range of people would suffer anxiety and grief over climate. Skepticism about that idea is gone. PORTLAND, Ore. — It would hit Alina Black in the snack aisle at Trader Joe’s, a wave of guilt and shame that made her […]
As global temperatures continue to rise, climate anxiety will be a growing issue for young people, therapists warn
https://news.yahoo.com/as-global-temperatures-continue-to-rise-climate-anxiety-will-be-a-growing-issue-for-young-people-therapists-warn-100035183.html By David Knowles – ·Senior Editor Jon Reeves first realized that treating climate anxiety would become a regular part of his job in 2016. He was then working in Massachusetts as a student counselor at Boston College, and the country was about to elect noted climate-change denier Donald Trump to the highest office in the […]
New Study Finds Growing Number Of Young People Suffering From ‘Climate Anxiety’ – ‘Researchers say only cure for climate anxiety is govts around the world taking real action’
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/09/22/climate-change-anxiety-study/ MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A new study finds a growing number of young people are suffering from anxiety about climate change. “It is quite worrying, and it makes me think about our future, and it’s definitely not a place that I want my kids to live in,” one student said. READ MORE:Cuban Leader Miguel Diaz […]
‘Focus on your breath’: Psychologists group prepares public on how to read UN climate report: ‘IPCC report is the bearer of alarming news for all on Earth…If we are not feeling some level of fear & grief, we are in denial’
https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/doomed-planet/2021/09/the-strange-thoughts-of-catastropharians/ The Strange Thoughts of Catastropharians By Tony Thomas I was about to plough through the global politicians’ summary of the IPCC’s sixth report,[1] but then I saw the Australian psychologists’ guidelines for reading it safely. How you read the IPCC report or climate media reports bears thinking about. It is important to be kind to yourself, […]
WaPo Worried About ‘Climate Despair’ That It’s Been Peddling For Years – Promotes ’10-step program inspired by’ Alcoholics Anonymous to cope
https://climatechangedispatch.com/wapo-worried-about-climate-despair-that-its-been-peddling-for-years/ By Anthony Watts A story in The Washington Post (WaPo), titled Why we shouldn’t give in to climate despair, says some people are so upset over climate change they are suffering mental health issues labeled “climate despair.” The article itself heaps on climate change doom and gloom. “Yes, the planet will get hotter. Sea levels will rise further. […]
ABC News: Climate change also has a ‘pronounced’ mental health toll – ‘It’s so terrifying’
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/climate-change-mental-health-toll/story?id=77926778 Climate change also has a mental health toll Mental health effects for those dealing with climate change are pronounced. By Cristina Corujo For Meg Keene, climate change is something that not only needs to be addressed but is also very difficult to cope with personally. “As someone with anxiety, I kind of try not to […]
Climate indoctrination delivering dividends for those who would end what makes America great
https://www.cfact.org/2021/06/27/climate-indoctrination-delivering-dividends-for-those-who-would-end-what-makes-america-great/ By Joe Bastardi |June 27th, 2021|Climate|119 Comments I refer you to this, a blog on the climate anxiety that is hitting young people: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/06/24/climate-change-anxiety-young-people-feel-hopeless/ It is becoming clear that the two chapters in my book warning of the Covid, Climate Linkage had merit. The total 4 Chapters below in the Book Set up the entire […]
Claim: From suicide to ‘eco-anxiety’: ‘Climate change’ spurs mental health woes – Solution? ‘Rising spending to curb climate-changing emissions could also protect mental health’
https://news.trust.org/item/20210526120959-puazp Mental stresses are growing for families hit by more extreme heat, flooded homes and worries about a hotter planet – but the impacts are little measured so far “Taking action is good for the climate – and also for people.” By Laurie Goering LONDON, May 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Intensifying climate change impacts, […]
BBC: Experts warn extreme weather could cause ‘climate trauma’ pandemic – PTSD & ‘mental health problems due to climate change’
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-57105070 Experts are warning that more people could experience mental health problems due to climate change. Research shows that extreme weather events like floods and typhoons, made more likely by climate change, can cause Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and depression. Mitzi Jonelle Tan, who lives in the Philippines, has experienced numerous typhoons. She […]
Watch: Dem Rep. Katie Porter ’s 9-year-old daughter: ‘The Earth is on fire and we’re all going to die soon’ – Congresswoman asks Greta Thunberg about climate fears’ emotional toll on kids
Introduce the kid to @ClimateDepot – the child will soon learn the facts. https://t.co/PUFidJrV92 — High Info Babe (@aspen_lindsay) April 23, 2021