Eco-anxiety? Get Eco-therapy!
Low-hanging fruit from Fox News–people are so panicked about global warming that they’re freaking out and unable to cope with daily life. The new part to me was the notion that they’re seeking out “eco-therapy” to cope with it:
Things have gotten so bad, a new kind of therapy has sprouted up to keep people from going nuts over the environment.
It’s called “eco-therapy” or “eco-psychology.” The time on the couch isn’t spent delving into a patient’s childhood to find the source of misery. Instead, it looks at how much time a person spends in nature, the person’s carbon footprint and what the individual is doing to save the planet.
And the prescribed treatment may be as simple as a dose of recycling or — you guessed it — hugging a tree.
Sound like a joke? Ecopsychology, popularized in the early 1990s by social critic Theodore Roszak, is being taught in colleges and universities across the country, including at Harvard Medical School.
It might surprise you to learn that there’s actually some criticism of this technique:
But some health care professionals say eco-therapy is more of the latest in a line of money-making gimmicks targeted at the environmentally conscious, an industry estimated by the green group Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability Association at $228 million a year, and growing.
Melissa Pickett, an eco-therapist in Santa Fe, N.M., who says she treats dozens of patients a month, said sometimes she has to tell extreme greenies to chill out for their own good. “The global warming craze will cause your clients to go into extremism fueled by fear,” she says.
I’m not entirely unsympathetic. The recommended treatment seems to be detaching oneself from everyday California society and moving into the woods, which is no doubt a salubrious prescription. There is no shortage of concerned citizens eager to remind you that WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE BECAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING. The other day I heard an authoritative radio PSA reminding me not to let my engine idle, because that is known to the State of California to cause global warming.* You take your kids to the aquarium, or the zoo, and it’s never just “the blah blah starfish lives in tidal pools”–it’s always “the blah blah starfish lives in tidal pools and is THREATENED, FACING EXTINCTION!”
If my kids get eco-anxiety from this constant drumbeat of militant malarkey, whom do I sue? And will the State of California provide free access to an eco-therapist to help them get over it?
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One more thing–I’ve noticed this before and I’m sure I’m not the first, but does it sound more and more like our new elite eco-theology is a substitute for Christianity? I say Christianity specifically because of the focus on sin and forgiveness. From the Fox article:
Edwards suffers from eco-anxiety, the growing angst experienced by those who can’t handle the thought that they — or anyone — are in some way contributing to global warming, species extinction and dwindling natural resources.
From the 1928 Book of Common Prayer:
We have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us.
Of course, that prayer is a supplication for mercy. But Gaia offers none of that; she’s going to kill you, and you’re going to help her do it, and there’s nothing you can do about it–no matter how many trees you hug.
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UPDATE: Bay Area mom attempts self-help for eco-anxiety; partial success:
For months my mania persisted . . . until I exhausted myself. One day I tired of it all and realized that I couldn’t afford this pure lifestyle–both emotionally and financially. I started making balanced decisions. I bought nonorganic blueberries one week and organic the next. I went back to buying cheap mascara but I continued with Burt’s Bee lotion.
Hey, you’ve got to take your recovery one day at a time.
* Have any California readers heard this? I looked for it online and I can’t find it, but I’d like to link the audio if it’s out there.
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There is an enormous difference between “therapy” and forgiveness. Therapy looks to soothe. Forgiveness washes clean. I’ll take Christianity every time, thank you very much.
I hope all those “patients” ride their bicycles to their eco-therapy. That would be a nasty vicious circle if they drove.
Michelle, I sent this in to you after I sprayed Pepsi all over my computer laughing at this full of herself nutcase. Can’t you just feel her pain, she is so deep & moved by the plight of Mother Earth. You can either laugh at these pretentious fools or vomit. I choose to laugh.
I wonder what party the patients hail from?
In the Eco-world?! I’m shocked and I’m calling Gore right now to report it - what’s the number at that carbon-credit business of his?
I don’t get to the redwoods often so I had one cut down and turned into a fence. I’ll go hug my fence. Is that ok?
But seriously, if you believe GOD created the earth (see Answers in Genesis for more info), you believe He created it with enough resources for us to responsibly sustain it.
We were never told to show angst over the earth, nor were we told we could worship the creation.
Having been a wrangler, hunting and fishing guide in both Nevada and Wyoming, may I offer some advice to the lefties who want to let it all hang out with Mother Nature?
Kneel with your spurs on!
Let your horse have its head while you ride!
Be certain to not only set your children on the bison but get on them yourselves … really, the bison love it … and it makes great photo ops!
Try partying with Boo Boo (An affectionate term for the grizzly bear) they are especially pleased to see tourists in early spring when they first wake up. If they get angry, run into the water, up hill or on level ground, they love to play too!
Go ahead, it is a mountain stream … drink the water … really, there is no need to purify it.
Remember, there is no need to take weather gear with you, Gaia loves you and will protect you.
Remember boys and girls, take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints! Mother Nature will love you for it.
Could not resist.
I could be making some real money if I had some forethought. I would love to take these people’s money. It would make me feel like AlGoge taking money for carbon credits (brilliant by the way). I would prolly qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize for helping so many people!
# 7. You forgot to tell them to seek safety in trees but not to go too high, that way if the bear starts climbing it you can jump out.
The best therapy for eco-anxiety would be to take a long drive in thier RV up the coast, find a nice secluded spot, fire up your BBQ, cook a nice fat ribeye, and down it with a Sam Adams.
Get back to nature.
SPC,
Good idea. I hereby move that Michelle needs to have a barbecue on our behalf and put the video on HotAir.
Anyone second the motion?
WarTip,
Absolutely hilarious!
Y’all ever heard the term, “A fool and his money are soon parted”? Well, I just had a great idea on how we can all get rich! I’ll let those people come cry on my shoulder for the bargain price of $100/hour!
Then I’ll hop on my Harley Sportster and head out Route 66 to enjoy the nature that they’re missing because they’re too busy worrying about nature.
Second the motion - and use a good smoker!
Behold!
The First Church Of The Warming Globe.
The new ‘must have’ diploma major in universities and med. schools ‘eco-therapy’. Pays better than face lifts and mammary jobs. Doctors will be changing their major from ob and heart surgery to this fast growing need.
L
MM,
That PSA may refer to California’s mandate to reduce emissions from commercial trucks by having an engine computer shutdown if the truck idles for too long.
California Idling
What kind of mind-altering crap are they spraying in the Los Padres National Forest?
tre:
Judging from the linked photo, it’s more like “A fool and his money are soon partying.”
Actually, if you want to get away from a bear, you run downhill if at all possible. Its long back legs make it impossible for the bear to run downhill without tumbling. Thus, my suggestions.
If I knew there was a wildcat up in the tree … well I may suggest that they go play with the cute little kitty cats. Although, I did have a friend in Florida I used to hunt pigs with and he got treed by a boar once. Unfortunately, he only had a shotgun and no sidearm. Three days later, the boar got tired of waiting for him or got hungry and wandered off and he finally got down. Come to think of it, maybe up the trees would be a good response too.
And then there was the time I had three
city-slickersurban dwellers put the propane lantern on top of the wood stove … those were the days LOLAnd yet again c-dub gets no respect
For those suffering, here take this.
The Sky is falling!
The Sky is Falling!
Climate Change!
Climate Change!
EaRtHqUaKe before 2037!
EaRtHqUaKe before 2037!
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
rOfL……
The funny thing is that the writing styles are so different, you’d think people would catch on.
I’ll bring the cigars!
War tip, you didn’t mention using pepper spray as a bear repellent. Just spray it all over your clothes like Deep Woods OFF. It works the same way.
So when’s the BBQ (or as I like to call it the Bubba Q)?
walterc–
I read a story in Guns & Ammo a long time ago about a salmon fisherman who actually did that up in Alaska.
Not sure if it’s true or not, but it was a hoot.
with my issues in life it makes me feel great that there are others out there who are more messed up than I am..
on the other hand, I feel bad for them and hope that one day they would be able to open up there eyes and see the truth of the issue and accept it..
thanks see-Dub..
In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Montana Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions, and keep alert of bears while in the field.
We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren’t expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of a encounter with a bear.
It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat:
Black bear scat is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur.
Grizzly bear scat is larger, has little bells in it, and smells like pepper.
Found on Internet, source unknown.
Hey, this all makes sense to me. I have long thought that people freaking out over global warming need therapy!
Going to an eco-therapist for this would be like one nut telling
another nut how to be normal.
If others want to spend their hard-earned money (is it?) in persuit of an “eco-friendly” lifestyle, I say let ‘em; however, they will not dictate to me how I am to spend mine. That seems fair. Anyone disagree?
I would be extremely pleased to discover the people offering this ‘eco-therapy’ were in fact not believers in the current trend of enviro-hysteria.
Props to Salt for comment #2, funniest in the commentary, IMHO.
Add some salt and a little BBQ sauce to the pepper and the bear will remember you fondly.
I heard Rush read about this on his show, seems one lady has moved to a cabin in the woods to cure herself of “eco anxiety”…gee I wish we ALL could afford a cabin in the woods, silly folks like me have to WORK for a living…
TEEEEEEJ
Yes. As were the various sects of Marxism. Just because they’ve rejected God, doesn’t mean they can escape their own need for religion.
Will the shrink who is making money off of this scam, will he or she buy a hybrid Ferrari? Just curious lol
Here’s two for your lexicons:
Developer: An evil capitalist who wants to clear a road into a national forest in order to cut down trees so he can build condominiums.
Environmentalist: Someone who already has a condominium in a national forest.
Free Eco-Therapy….
Get a Life.
There ya go, AJ - that was your chance to make your fortune - and you GAVE IT AWAY!
Eco-Therapist Extrordinaire.
Nah cpodug, I’ll just write the book with “Get a Life” on 250 pages.
oh, FFS! I keep missing the boat, first I failed to jump on the Dog psychology boom, then carbon credits just zipped right by without warning, now this! This is what you get for actually working for a living, all the good stuff just passes you right by.
Any place on the internets I can get a Eco-Therapy degree from? I’d be willing to spend up to 49.99 for it.
Just another excuse to get a medical marijuana license. Thinking Green.
The scary part of Sarah Edward’s eco-world is Bush and McSame believe in Gore’s global warming horror stories for children’s bed time. I think Bush/McSame will remedy the associated eco-world malaise with a carbon foot print tax beginning with every breath you take.
Given the seriousness of world warming horror stories I am shocked, just shocked the Chicken Little’s warning the sky is falling story did not have the legs to get out of the realm of children stories. Both are children story caliber but one has become fear-mongering worth while the other has remained what it is. We now need Bush to tie global warming fear-mongering and the war on terror. Someday the world will be subject to four distinct warming-cooling phases. We might name these phases winter, spring, summer, and fall. God save our children.
These are the same neurotic mental dwarfs that went for magic crystals, pyramid power, Indian guru’s, Scientology, etc., etc., etc. They are a half step from the looney bin. The only problem is this time they are going to seriously damage the American economy and probably the world economy with their current insanity.
Of course there’s no need to shell out for an expensive Eco-Therapist. I find a Pet Rock does wonders to calm my eco-anxiety.
I can fix you up with one for the low price of $19.99, plus shipping and handling.
It comes in, let’s see, “granite” and, um, “concrete”.
Liberalism = Mental Illness
How to freak out a Eco-Nit Wit #204
Sit next to one at the beach eating out of Styrofoam containers with ten of your friends.
#205
Scrape your finger on the containers making that annoying squeky sound to the tune of tip toe through the tulips.
Shipping! Why, that would include transporting the goods by auto, rail, or air. Woe the carbon footprint.
I feel feint. Where’s my therapist?
Ha. Just so long as it doesn’t come in “carbon coal”.
Too much trouble - what if the rock is unhappy? “You always liked Marble better than me”. You’ll be spending all that time at the quarry helping it socialize. And worst of all, it falls in with bad company - Punk Rocks - your Pet Rock will end up stoned.
Well, then even better, electronic transfer the $19.99 to me, then go outside and pick up a rock, then email me a picture of it, then I’ll fill out a certificate of authenticity and keep it on file for you
That might be best. We could just have sort of an adopt-a-pet-rock, where I put a webcam on the rock you (and everyone else) adopts and you can check in on it any time.
Dont forget to include the manual.
Pet Rock Care
For those to young to know what the heck your talking about.
pet rock
my prescription for eco-anxiety
1/2 a viccodin
a Bahama-mama drink
and then a heavy dose of rush limbaugh
How to freak out a Eco-Nit Wit #199
Ask to borrow his/her reusable grocery bag and make sure they see you using it for dog doo from the sidewalk.
Eco what? Is the tail wagging the dog here or what! Did the pharmacuetical industry just expand its market base or is Al Gore trying to cover for his aneathetized kid in the Prius?
I watch these so-called “educational” shows about the Earth (usually how all species are dying, some earthquake/tsunami/volcano will destroy us, the earth going to cook) and they are always about the one thing…”Send grant money; we’re all going to die.” No wonder people of little education, and low IQ run to therapists to try to deal with immediate “death”. What has really gotten out of hand, is commericals telling us to buy their products to “do our part in keeping the planet green.” Induced mass hysteria in order for the socialists/environmental anarchists gain power. Anyway, glad to see someone remembers “pet rocks”. I used to have 2 rocks in front of the driveway, that I told everyone were “guard rocks”. Always got a hardy laugh.
#52
I would like to take one rock on your adopt-a-pet-rocks. I expect you to pet my rock several times a day to make him/her/it feel warm and fuzzy. My rock wants change and fairness for all other rocks. My rock is not more elite than others who gets your rocks.
L
Can you imgaine how bad it will be if mccain wins in november? Expect slit wrists and wild protests nationwide.
People suffering from Eco-anxiety will love the cover of next week’s Time magazine.
Test your own eco-anxiety
http://www.thegreenguide.com/quizzes/eco_anxiety
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. You’re off the hook today, AJ. How to care for your pet rock. LOL
can’t take credit for that it’s real…. search pet rock/images…..
AS Ed can attest and all who live in Northern climbs, what global warming? Move to MN and help with the tax base… we’re getting killed out here by the fascist state legislators…. we’ll be so broke we can’t drive or…. hey wait a sec…..
I seems to that their are a LOT of PEOPLE who need to get a LIFE and NOW!!! I never in my life would have thougt this kind of stupidty could exist. The news today about this and the scumbag and her “ART” have made me think the END can’t come SOOOOOOOON ENOUGH! What a SORRY WASTE OF OXYGEN THESE PEOPLE ARE!
I always knew environmentalism was a symptom of mental illness.
Wartip #7,
Reminds me of the time I crawled into a mine to see if the bear was still inside.
And yes, yes he was.
You forgot always stash your food in your tent when in bear country so the bears won’t know where to find it.
Here’s more eco-terror, Newt and Nancy sitting in a tree…
barf
Ohhh maaan, don’t get me started on this crap. The bombardment is relentless. Not a day goes by that I don’t read or hear something that references the impending apocalypse. Guess I’m not part of the “in” crowd. Just call me Atlas, because I’m shrugging.
Anyone else see the revised logo on Fox? The other night, I was flipping past American Idol when I noticed that the Fox logo was replaced by some green version of the globe with the “FOX” logo behind it. Their website has a green background as I write this, with some too-lame-to-be-hip slogan - “GREEN IT. MEAN IT.” (Caps by Fox, as if they need capital letters to convey the message.) First NBC (and its related cable networks), now Fox. The change will probably be temporary, as if to say, “Okay, we showed that we care, can we move on to something else now?” Have ABC or CW ever changed to an enviro-logo?
The PSA’s from the Ad Council are pretty detestable, too. I wouldn’t be surprised if they had a hand in the radio ad Michelle heard.
As a short aside, I went to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA, a couple of years ago. Paid a few bucks extra to see some short 3-D movies about the oceans. I should’ve known better. The movies amounted to Al Gore lectures. One of them was an animated feature with happy-go-lucky sea animals swimming and frolicking to and fro underwater, which looked pretty neat with the 3-D effect. Children from infancy to prepubescence occupied about half the seats in the packed room. They were laughing and smiling, occasionally reaching out to try and touch the cute fishies and turtles. Then suddenly this giant net swoops down, destroying everything in its path, including the am-i-nals, leaving the ocean in ruins. Several kids freaked out and started crying. I wanted to puke.
Southern California Edison aired some radio spots saying that if each Californian would just change five of their light bulbs to CFL’s, it would be like taking 400,000 cars off the road. The state of California believes in that theory, as well. Like 400,000 cars would make that big a difference in California.
Environmentalism is indeed a growing religion, and they’re trying to indoctrinate disciples at a progressively younger age.
Here is a sure fire cure. Insert head in enviro-friendly low flow toilet and flush until head clears.
How to freak out a Eco-Nit Wit #143
Wear a tee-shirt to the park that says “Owls Taste Yummy”
Caution, this one can send them over the top.
#150
“Whales Taste Yummy”
Extreme Caution! this will send them straight to suicide.
Ever since the eco-wacos invaded the trees at Cals’ Memorial Stadium in Berkeley (yea, some of the same crowd that protests the marines), I’ve said forget it in regards to being eco-friendly.
Forget about going to the forest in California for some R&R. The Mexican mafia is taking over the national forests for their drug operations. You’re likely to get shot or run into a booby trap. Funny how the Sierra Club still supports illegal immigration.
“Of course, that prayer is a supplication for mercy. But Gaia offers none of that; she’s going to kill you, and you’re going to help her do it, and there’s nothing you can do about it–no matter how many trees you hug.”
ROFLMAO!!!
omg, they have got to Newt and put a chip in his head!
You guys ain’t got no respect. ROFLMAO
Uncle Monkey said #69,
Big Newt fan here. I didn’t like the commercial either, but his solutions make sense. http://www.newt.org has the information for you.
Well, at least there’s something still in his head.
Funny you mention Owl, my Step Father always used to say when confronted with a less than stellar meal: “it still tastes better’n owl!”
Aj, serious, Newt is planning knock out punch. I post on his site almost every day. Under the same name in his blog section. When he announced he would be with the San Fran Trick or treat I nearly fell off my chair. But he’s got plans. I remember when he debated Jun Caray over the issue. The stunned look on Jun’s face said it all.
Mookie, saw the cover of Time on Drudge. It’s amazing that these so-called “news magazines” can’t stop at demonizing our troops, now they go after the Iwo Jima vets, and all vets in general. All to point out a disproved theory about global warming to continue raking in money and keeping the hysteria going. I have 2 books about Corpsmen on Iwo…both signed by the authors. I am thankful for the ordinary people doing extraordinary things in extraordinary circumstances. Obviously, Time wants to make a buck, no matter who they insult.
I’ve got to believe that if this is from the land of fruits and nuts, it is most likely funded with our (non-calif.) taxes. Does medicare or medicade pay for this? How about our soon to be mandated health insurance?
“Faux News Alert”
Eco-therapists to take
suckersclientspatients?.. to a land fill in hopes to cure their phobia.they expect mass fainting, hot flashs and hallucinations..
All sharp objects have been banned.
film at 11:00
None of this is what it seems. We baby boomers grew up with the certainty that someday soon, the world was going to be destroyed in a nuclear holocaust.
Now that that possibility is much reduced, some of us don’t know what to do. They’re not afraid global warming will kill us all. They’re afraid it won’t.
They just can’t stand the idea that they might have to grow up and get on with a normal life.
Eco-this, eco-that. How about eco-get-a-life?
Anyone remember Post-Election/Selection Depression Syndrome after the 2000 election?
These fools need some serious therapy. Failing that, the application of big sticks….
LOL Uncle Monkey, I didn’t click on your link until just now. You posted his site. Now don’t I feel like a dumb Ansell.
see-dubya thanks for a great evening laugh and Wartip your post #7 should come with a no beverage warning. I have some more pointers for the eco-friendly in need of communion with Mother Nature:
Please be sure to pet the nice rattlesnakes too now that they are coming out of hibernation and shedding their skins they like nothing better than the warmth of the human hand.
The badgers are quit friendly too and be sure to bring along some healthy snacks to hand feed them.
Select a campsite in dry washes to minimize your foot print on Gaia and enjoy the spectacle of the far off thunderstorms you may see during the late afternoon and evening in the local mountain ranges.
Or am I being too cruel!
Eco-therapist? I think I have just found my way to secure my golden years by earning $150.00 an hour helping those that are so concerned about their carbon foot print that they can no longer sleep soundly at night.
Michelle said: “One more thing–I’ve noticed this before and I’m sure I’m not the first, but does it sound more and more like our new elite eco-theology is a substitute for Christianity?”
Absolutely, but this is also nothing new. Romans 1:22-25 says: “Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. … who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.”
Stewards of the earth - yes. Worshipers of the earth - ridiculous!
These fools need
some serious therapy. a job Failing that, the application of big sticks….Fixed it for ya.
TW,
Its a see-dubya thread
I worry a bout the environment and a source I respect says that we have four years to correct it. So I understand.
But I also have anxiety about the future of my country, my neighborhood and the fact that an extreme left winger is close to being President. This also causes me a great deal of anxiety and YES, makes it hard to function. But somehow I doubt I would bring up these fears, fears of being taxed more, ethnic politics, Muslim Imperialism, etc etc to someone who is an “eco-therapist”. Maybe I need a therapist for each affliction.
I know a woman who does this type of therapy. She is extremely, extremely left wing and she has little tolerance for others who do not think like herself. She is not warm or loving either. I would have anxiety with the thought of going to her!
ACHefty
Forgiveness is beautiful and necessary BUT I do not think think it would help assuage ones’ anxiety about our planet, our country or whatever. I think a different remedy would be needed.
They’re scaring the living snot out of grade school kids.
We’ll be hearing about school districts sending teams of “mental health professionals” after the 2nd Tuesday of the month tornado siren tests soon.
Don’t be suprised when the public safety siren tests get cancelled…..for the children.
Oh come on folks, the great Gia will forgive you, so long as you agree to buy lots of carbon credits and say three “Hail Gia’s” after each fart.
I get plenty of therapy working manure into my gardens so I can eat some good homegrown organic vegetables. Hey I gotta supplement the beer, BBQ and porkrinds somehow don’t I. BTW here is a great site for us climate realists opposed to the Gorebot environuts,
http://icecap.us/index.php
“Grasshopper, snatch the carbon-credit from my hand…”
-Say the above while your head is shaved, and when you are wearing a really snazzy toga before your liberal eco-nut mental health clients just as you’ve “healed” them of their Eco-Impurities… I know its melodramatic but oh hey can’t we have some fun with this??
When I was a kid, we didn’t have global warming or cooling. We had a very real threat of nuclear war, especially in the Cuban Missile Crisis. No, we didn’t have counselors everywhere. No, we didn’t have a “Carter” going over to hug Krushchev. People didn’t flock to the doctors for therapy either. We dealt with it, and went on with our lives. What a sad society of people who can’t deal with life. You wonder how their parents raised them.
Quote from midway thru the quiz:
I love how this quiz presumes everyone’s “horror-stricken” by environment “problems.”
Follow-up to my #98 post:
I also like how they presumed in the first question that I watched Algore’s propaganda film. Why can’t I just answer (to borrow from Eminem): “I just don’t give a xxxx!”
“if each Californian would just change five of their light bulbs to CFL’s, it would be like taking 400,000 cars off the road” - CO2producer
If California wanted to take 400,000 cars off the road, it should start arresting people who drive without insurance and impounding their cars, rather than just fining them.
Follow-up, part deux:
For the record, I answered all A’s, and I thought even those were hopelessly wussy answers.
So basically, I’m being scolded by the quiz makers for thinking for myself. No wonder I don’t watch NatGeo.
Funny you should mention the link between eco-anxiety and religion– a few years ago, our church (which is named after a Celtic saint) decided to take a weekend retreat to the mountains. The theme of the retreat was “God in nature”. The outcome of the retreat was a 2-hr discussion where people talked about composting and biking to work and spending time with the family. So much for majesty. Or that “still small voice”, either.
That being said, my favorite cure for eco-anxiety is a big glass of sangria and a good disaster movie. I rather like Supervolcano. Or maybe The Core.
Hex,
Went to take the quiz an noticed that many of the questions were from the Guardian or one of the British papers. Now there is a good source to get ammunition from. If you get a chance to read what the folks here in Europe think about the problem it is no wonder that they have anxiety. Erin You have the right idea!
instantly the word ‘douchebag’ comes to mind when i read about these people.
instantly.
I couldn’t make it all the way through the NG quiz - I started getting ill from frustration because, for most of the questions, they don’t include a ‘NONE OF THE ABOVE’ selection. It was like taking an exam where all the questions were like this: Two plus two equals, (A) 1, (B) 6.5, (C) 3
I’d like the idiot who wrote that quiz to take THIS QUIZ and then try to argue about the correct answers. (And after reading question #7, explain to me what’s so ‘green’ about limiting what plants thrive on?)
That’s too lenient, because we’re not going to die. Concern? How about paranoia.
Oh, and by they way, I went to college for environmental science.