Many people are worried about climate change to the point that they need therapy.
Experts say climate anxiety is not a medical diagnosis, but it exists, and there's thousands of people all over the world who are feeling it.
"It can be anxiety," said Dr. Robin Cooper, an associate clinical professor at the University of San Francisco."It can be sadness. It can be grief, panicky feelings. It can be a sense of hopelessness - of dread." For Pope, therapy is going on long hikes with friends and enjoying the outdoors. She also got help from what is known as the Good Grief Network. The network is like a 12-step therapy session with people who share the same climate distress."Sitting at home and being depressed is the worst thing you can do," Pope says."And I hope people find some kind of help."
Pope says it's perfectly normal to feel anxiety over global warming and adds maybe it's not normal if you don't feel it at all.
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