#eco anxiety

[queerbrownvegan]

Teach kids about climate change. Encourage friends and family to talk about it. Get involved with them. From now for the rest of our lives, we need to nurture deep ecological connections and ecological wealth.

-qbv

#queerbrownvegan #sustainability #climate change #mental health #eco anxiety #climate justice #environmentalism #climate crisis #activism #climate activism #intersectional environmentalism

[wachinyeya]

#good news #nature #science #environmentalism #environment #animals #climate change #conservation #climate legislation #climate law #climate #climateaction #climate activism #global climate change #climate crisis #portuguese #portugal #europe #eco anxiety

[cryptonature]

One dangerous illusion of modernity

is the link between cost and value.

Could we afford the true cost of rain?

Can we calculate a price for the work of phytoplankton producing the oxygen we need?

Our survival will require us to understand value

independent of cost.

#nature #naturalist #eco anxiety #ecology #climate anxiety #climate science

[chronically-chaotic-cryptid]

Ahh, nothing like the existential threat and reality of climate change to fuel some good old fashioned anxiety from an early age.

#solarpunk #ecopunk #climate crisis #eco anxiety #climate change

[hope-for-the-planet]

Examples of positive change are elusive, not because positive change doesn't exist, but because it does not capture our attention and fails to meet media criteria for news

Sarah Jaquette Ray

#quote #inspiration #hope #climate anxiety #eco anxiety #environment #good news

[nathandiary]

Late night research: eco-anxiety, solarpunk, new urbanism

#eco anxiety #solarpunk #new urbanism #21/10/2023

[chromaticramblings]

if you feel guilty about something you love because it contributes to capitalism:

don’t.

capitalism needs you to be tired. it needs you to be so exhausted that you can barely think of anything outside of work, so that you can’t imagine how things could be better.

if you do things you love, you keep that energy for yourself. that’s energy you can turn outwards. that’s energy you can use to grow and help others and be human.

obviously we wanna harm reduce. obviously in an ideal world, that thing you love has zero negative impact. but you can’t work towards that world if you aren’t working on liberating yourself first.

#clearly there’s limits #like if your hobby is drilling for oil or exploiting poor people this post does not apply #but i find myself beating myself up for relatively the tiniest things #if i abstain from a takeout coffee i use one less plastic cup #but if i allow myself that coffee im in a better state of mind to campaign against plastic production #you feel me? #leftism #environmentalism #affirmation #activism #eco anxiety

[lerefugedeluza]

Nouvelle vidéo ♡

J'y parle de sentiment d'impuissance et de l'art de se sentir inutile & j'essaie de finir sur une note d'espoir (oui je sais, pire résumé du monde...) Bon visionnage & merci pour votre soutien et vos partages ♡

#photo #picture #aesthetic #french #youtube #video #inutile #news #global news #eco anxiety #eco anxiété #sentiment d'impuissance #Youtube

[veganymph]

how do you guys deal with eco anxiety? the past week or so ive been really stressed about climate change and i don’t know how to relax. for the first time i’m really feeling the effects and it’s terrifying. this winter is so much warmer. i feel angry but i feel scared and so small. does anyone else feel like this?

#my post #vegan #veganism #go vegan #vegan alternatives #climate change #climate crisis #climate anxiety #eco anxiety #anxiety #depression

[laurakwatson]

SMALL CONSOLATIONS FOR THE CLIMATE ANXIETY THAT KEEPS YOU UP FOR HOURS IN THE NIGHT

From my zine, Small Consolations.

(Made with support from The Canada Council for the Arts. A big thank you to them!)

#drawing #illustration #artists on tumblr #zine #zines #poetry #poem #art #illustrated poem #illustrated poetry #climate anxiety #eco anxiety #anxiety #writers on tumblr #writing #cat #dishes

[blushpetalbaby]

as someone who cares deeply about sustainability, i need to recognize and accept that it's okay not to be the most eco-conscious person when i'm experiencing a depression slump!! if i get some energy to clean my neglected space, the added stress of separating every recyclable item before taking my trash out may be the factor that prevents me from doing it at all. the job just needs to get done so i can breathe, so sometimes that'll mean the moldy tupperware gets tossed. sometimes it'll mean using harsher chemicals and paper towels over lighter natural cleaners and reusable cloths. sometimes it'll mean eating off paper plates to reduce the buildup of sink dishes, and so be it!! sustainability often requires mental wellness and stability and we shouldn't vilify or guilt those who don't have the opportunity to be as consistently engaged in it! eco-consciousness doesn't have to be all or nothing and we deserve manageable methods to attain a manageable living space! gn i love u

#PHEW #to anyone whose living space reflects their mental space #eco anxiety #mental illness #my apt is DECREPIT #and I'll avoid cleaning it out of guilt about not being as sustainable as possible #but like that tupperware is useless sitting there anyway and realistically I WON'T CLEAN AND REUSE IT so i just toss and move forward #giving space and grace #silly emmie

[queerbrownvegan]

None of us are alright and the idea that climate anxiety is a sign of weakness disregards our most basic sense of empathy.

qbv

#queerbrownvegan #sustainability #climate change #environmentalism #social justice #environment #climate crisis #environmental justice #activism #intersectional environmentalism #mental health #climate anxiety #eco anxiety

[faithfromanewperspective]

Hold up, you were in some kind of environmental science/studies? Am I hearing this correctly? This is a field I've considered if I ever go back to college so I guess I'm just curious to hear about your experience of it.

Yes, that's it! I studied a bachelor of environmental science with honours (though my honours project was in water sensitive urban design and socio-hydrology, so branching out a bit). I technically majored in environmental toxicology (and they scrapped majors the year after my cohort, so it's quite possible I'm the last ever person to graduate with my exact degree) but I did stuff all across the board also including sustainability of all kinds, environmental management and its required social science and demographics, ecology, conservation, a bit of earth science, a bit of resource management and for some reason the toxicology required a bit of medicinal chemistry and biology. Also, there was a small bit of soil science/agriculture related stuff thrown in there too (ya know, everything is relevant to enviro sci). My area of passion is applying all of this to urban design and regional and community planning to essentially optimise human existence from an environmental lens! And I know some basic climate science due to my degree (fun fact, it's what everyone asks about, but i actually hate it, the mechanism for climate change is actually very obvious, and it was probably only 1% of my entire degree and covered within the first week).

So yeah ask me literally anything about it! (Even if you did ask me about climate change I will not complain, I can probably explain it in less than 5 minutes by now). Overall verdict: emotionally scarring while you're doing it, but actually very very empowering in the end. If you do it, don't forget to draw the parallels between taking care of the planet and taking care of your brain, because we need both. And sometimes learning the hard truths is necessary, but that means it's also worth it to have appropriate supports in place, accommodations, and permission to take it in your own time especially as it's hardest emotionally I think (don't get me wrong, it's brutal academically too). Having said that, I now have very little eco-anxiety compared to a lot of my peers because I actually know the answers to many problems--including the one about people being the barrier to the kind of transformative change we need (this can be studied using social science, and is actually easier to address than we realise). So overall, 10/10 but treat it like you're climbing everest in stilettos rather than a walk in the park, adjust your expectations accordingly, and you will thrive! then we can save the world together

#environmental science #university #college #eco anxiety

[cryptonature]

Seeking Peace while the Work is Unfinished

As I continue my lifelong work to understand my own mind, I've been thinking about the difference between constructive and destructive mindsets. The difference between fighting and building. Opposing and cultivating. Condemning and celebrating. It's no secret that we need our destructive mindsets to oppose injustice, fight those who do harm, and speak out against abusers, bigots, fascists, etc. We also know that social media uses our innate prioritization of threats to hold our attention and keep us scrolling. And yet... I think it's clear that what makes the world (and the inside of our skulls) a joyful, livable, sustainable place to dwell requires constructive mindsets. Building shelter. Building communities. Food. Art. Education. Childcare. Science. Medicine. Fun and leisure. For me, it seems that the default structure of our current media/cultural climate pulls toward a destructive mindset. This pull is very hard on my mental health. However, it's a nuanced thing to discuss because the forces I want to resist legitimately should be resisted. It feels complicated because both reason and a respect for my own sense of wellbeing tells me to intentionally turn toward a constructive mindset, but in doing so I must make an active choice to turn away from unaddressed threats/problems/injustices. Like many issues that feel complex, the problem arises from dichotomous thinking. The idea that we dedicate ourselves solely to one or the other, to constructive or destructive thinking. It's a false choice. We can't do two things at once and we need to make room for both. The balanced approach seems simple enough, but I think finding that balance requires me to acknowledge that there are vast, sophisticated tools/algorithms/financial interests pressing down on the 'destructive mindset' side of the scale. The problem is exacerbated by the abstract, placelessness we feel as citizens of the internet and people who have been cut off from our physical contexts by the pandemic (and other factors). We become inhabitants of social media. It becomes our environment. Threat as place. So, the deck is stacked against us when we seek ways to exercise constructive mindsets, to find hope and pleasure. But, here's the thing. I suffer from painful, chronic depression which, paradoxically, gives me some interesting tools to fight back against these forces. I am well acquainted with insidious pressures trying to steer me toward hopelessness. I am well acquainted with having to make a conscious effort of will to turn toward positivity, to go outside, to recognize when my dread stems from forces beyond my immediate control. Revolutions may need to fight, but they also need to feed people, to make life worth living, to present a vision of a world that feels worth inhabiting. Destructive mindsets have their place, but we miss the point when we let them define our identities completely. So, I seek out things that make me feel hopeful. I stubbornly allow for the idea that many of my fellow humans are good, are smart, are worthy, are interesting, are enriching the world. I recognize that social media isn't a trustworthy representation of our reality. I adopt the self-care stance that in this flawed, complicated, temporary world, the local trees and birds are also deserving of a portion of my undivided attention and that giving it to them is neither a surrender to evil nor an immoral act of self-indulgence. We are all different and we need different things. But I argue that, regardless of context, each of us deserves/needs rest and peace and pleasure. Sometimes, the portion of nature for which we are best positioned to care and preserve is ourselves. Yes, I think we should oppose evil. We should take action. We should do good works. But if you find yourself living in a state of constant dread or hopeless anger, I want to recommend that there is a healing balance to be found between destructive/constructive mindsets. We are all fundamentally worthy of seeking this balance. Of finding our hope. Of rediscovering our place and peace. Of forgiving ourselves for what we do not control. Of allowing ourselves to be simple, natural animals enjoying the beauty of this flawed, lovely world.

#mental illness #mental health #hopepunk #hope #eco anxiety

[chronically-chaotic-cryptid]

Side affect of being raised in a world that told me it was on ME to solve the climate crisis is that I will be eating food and go "I am so nauseous I think I'm going to get sick if I eat anymore" and then I'll feel GUILTY and keep trying to EAT because FOOD WASTE

#climate crisis #climate change #climate anxiety #eco anxiety #tw etemophia #tw throwing up

[hope-for-the-planet]

If you only ever watch one video about climate action, I recommend this one.

If you’ve ever thought, “I want to help stop climate change or protect the environment but I have no idea where to start or what I as a single person can actually do” then this video is for you.

TL/DR: There are actions that are impactful for anyone, like protesting, voting, etc. but the most impactful action for each individual person depends on your unique strengths and resources. Finding your “climate superpower” based on what you are already good at and passionate about can amplify your impact.

#climate action #climate change #environment #global warming #climate adaptation #hopepunk #solarpunk #what you can do #how you can help #inspiration #hope #climate hope #eco anxiety #climate activism #climate change venn diagram