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Existential dread over climate change is a symptom, not a cause of mental health problems.
by version_five 4y ago
Existential dread over climate change is a symptom, not a cause of mental health problems.
- Daishiman 4y agoWhy would this be? It is obvious the existentially complicated things create anxiety.
- majormajor 4y agoIs that obvious? Or do the immediate, simple things - I have to see everyone at school tomorrow and they all think [something bad about me] - create anxiety more? I think it's probably easier to distract yourself from "ice is going to melt into the ocean and kill a bunch of people eventually" than from "people are having fun and didn't invite me RIGHT NOW"
- naasking 4y agoLearned helplessness is a thing that leads to depression, and depression in turns demotivates and deepens sense of helplessness. They do mutually reinforce, and either could be the starting point.