Physical and mental symptoms of eco-anxiety can range from panic attacks, sleeplessness, depression or feeling scared.
Robert Gifford, a professor of psychology and environmental studies at the University of Victoria, said he’s had students tell him that they “don’t want to bring children into this world” due to the state of climate change.
Gifford, and his colleagues at the University of Victoria, have currently submitted a study for peer review on this topic of climate anxiety. The study, “Predicting Climate Change Anxiety,” found that young individuals expressed more climate change anxiety than other people.Although eco-anxiety is prevalent among younger people, Gifford stressed the generation’s resiliency.
Climate cafes started popping up in places like the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. They are a space for people to speak about their worries related to the climate and ecological crisis, Gifford explained.This is because an effective approach to address anxiety associated with climate change is by engaging in open conversations about it with others rather than suppressing or bottling up those feelings, he added.
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