A new discipline in mental therapy is emerging, that of climate anxiety. People, even those who are not immediately affected, who get depressed and suffer panic attacks when thinking about the future of climate change. A 10-country survey of 10,000 people aged 16 to 25 published last month in The Lancet found that forty-five percent of respondents said worry about climate negatively affected their daily life. Three-quarters said they believed "the future is frightening," and 56 percent said "humanity is doomed."
Eco-anxiety therapists are knowledgeable about climate change. They don't try to assure patients that it will all blow over. They do suggest regaining control over "doom-scrolling" and point out that yes, your children will also have good days in the future.
**Boundaries** between individual responsibility and macro-developments including action or non-action by governments and big corporations seem to collapse, making people feel enormous guilt.
Source: Nyt 
Tags: ECOLOGY THERAPY PSYCHOLOGY CLIMATECHANGE