Thoughtful communications in a climate-anxious world

Fear, sadness, frustration, worry and anger toward the climate crisis are all feelings that stand under the umbrella of climate-anxiety. Defined by the <a href="https://www.climatepsychologyalliance.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Climate Psychology Alliance</a> as ‘heightened emotional, mental or somatic distress in response to dangerous changes in the climate system’, individual responses to climate anxiety will manifest in different ways. While some will take to the streets to make their anger known, others will be quietly imploding with fear. Google searches worldwide related to climate anxiety increased by <a href="https://time.com/6338759/climate-change-anxiety-google-search-trend/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">4,590% from 2018 to 2023</a>. The two most commonly Googled questions were “What is eco anxiety?” and “How to deal with climate anxiety?”. As the consequences of climate change are becoming more frequent, colossal and wider reported, we can expect to see a correlating impact on mental wellbeing over the coming years. As well as the prevalence of climate anxiety in my own life, this is what prompted me to put together these ideas. <a href="https://medium.com/@abisavesearth/thoughtful-communications-in-a-climate-anxious-world-ddfe568708c9">Click Here</a>