Why You're So Anxious (About Climate Change)

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In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how you can fight climate anxiety. Specifically, I look at the root causes of eco-anxiety and climate anxiety, why climate anxiety might only become more prevalent, and then offer up some ideas on how to cope and move through eco and climate anxiety.

Climate anxiety resources you might find helpful :
1. If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themselves, please reach out for help. You can reach the US National Suicide hotline 24/7 at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or visit this link for a list of international suicide hotlines: https://www.suicidestop.com/call_a_ho...
2. Climate Cafes: http://climatechangecafe.org/
3. Good Grief Network: https://www.goodgriefnetwork.org/
4. Some US and International Climate Justice Organizations you could join: https://climatejusticealliance.org/me...
5. Gen Dread Newsletter: https://gendread.substack.com/
6. For more exhaustive resources: www.climateandmind.org
7. For the readings and sources I used for this video: https://ourchangingclimate.notion.sit...

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:22 - What is Climate Anxiety
5:02 - Why Are We Climate Anxious?
9:00 - Is This Really An Individual Problem?
12:29 - Internal Activism
16:51 - External Activism
19:23 - Living With Climate Anxiety
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