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Eco anxiety – environment doom.

I’m struggling to function under the weight of something I don’t know
how to manage any more — what I now understand is called eco-anxiety.

I think I’ve felt it for years, but lately it’s become overwhelming.
Every time I read the news — about rising temperatures, deforestation,
mass extinction, wildfires — I feel this flood of dread, guilt and
helplessness.

I recycle, use public transport and have tried to change my
lifestyle, but it never feels like enough. I can’t shake the feeling that
we’re heading for collapse and that anything I do is just a drop in a
rising ocean.

It’s got to the point where I find it hard to enjoy the
present. I feel anxious when buying food, travelling, or even thinking
about having children. Sometimes I wake up with a tight chest and a sense
of impending doom that I can’t explain.

I love this planet — and that
love is starting to feel like grief. I’ve tried talking about this with
friends but some tell me I’m “too sensitive” or “too negative”,
which just makes me feel more isolated. I don’t want to shut down, but
I’m tired. I want to be engaged but I need to find a way to live with
these feelings without falling apart.

 Times 14th April 2025,
https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/eco-anxiety-environment-doom-tanya-byron-cjpgclvrz

April 16, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change