Students and professors agreed in April the best way to combat anxiety over climate change is to educate others about the effects of global warming.
Not feeling like you can fight climate change can lead to anger and disconnecting from friends, and it can cause anxiety, energy consultant and psychologist Renee Lertzman explained in a TED Talk that started off a virtual event for students.
“From forests burning, ocean plastic, species just gone each day, displacement,” Lertzman explained, “it’s easy to feel totally overwhelmed.”
Student Government Association Vice President for Outreach Audrey Wais, who planned the event, said another way to lessen anxiety over climate change is to talk with other friends who suffer from it.