Climate change’s hidden threat: grief and trauma

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Here’s what to know about what climate change is doing to our mental health and what can be done to treat it

of 400 people found a quarter experienced post-traumatic stress disorder for two years following the storm.

Along with the typical symptoms of PTSD—nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety—Moore-Broussard says she saw patients who had “anticipatory anxiety,” intense worry about what might happen in the future. And symptoms could come on unexpectedly or be prompted by weather reminiscent of hurricanes.This kind of trauma can disrupt normal brain function, according to a

Negative feelings were made worse, the same survey showed, when people felt like their governments were ignoring or doing too little to address climate change. , and suicide. Heat can make us uncomfortable, thirsty, and exhausted. It can also make it harder to get a good night’s sleep, an issue associated with poor mental health.

“The human health threat is large,” says study author Marshall Burke, an environmental policy expert at Stanford. “I think it’s one of the biggest motivations for doing anything about climate change at all.”

 

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The climate will change. The grand canyon dried up without cars or cows. It is what it is.

BS!!! Lies, all for money/control! SHIFTING CLIMATE, not climate change and magnetic north pole shifting also!!. Carbon also takes away diseases in earths surfaces. Libs grade 3 science, used by National Geographic, SIN!!! Have a few hundred NGeos to get rid of.

The climate has always changed. The planet would be better off warmer, not colder. A warm tropical environment is best for the planet, not cooler. Not that it matters, robots will soon eliminate us (under 100 years)

pretty but sad

Keep Political commentary out of your soon to be ‘rag’.

Easy Just stop watching mainstream television

We can't fix global warming if the boomers won't take accountability for their part in it.

1. STOP BLAMING CLIMATE CHANGE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS! Wokies are literally making things worse. People with common sense don’t believe them anymore

More lies

So disappointed in NatGeo for pushing such garbage as this The only people stressed are people who have bought into the bs fear mongering which you are in part responsible for.

fucking communism

Is it really global warming? Or the constant pounding of news that the world is warming up!

What? Did some AI make this topic up for more hits? Seriously.

Its not the climate. Their using as an excuse to depopulate the world. Its the chaos that has ensued because of the virus our own goverment did to us. Not china but our politicians in the US.

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Climate change isn't doing anything to our mental health. The Klimate Krisis Kult is deliberately stoking fear and depression in an effort to gain power. Learn the truth and fear of the weather goes away. Though the fear of a fascist takeover increases.

What's wrong with our mental health is social media and our inability to get outside in the sunshine. Why not write an article about how when humans put the phone down and get out in the sunshine it solves many of these issues.

Nat Geo just revealed itself to be a progressive rag with this garbage article.

This is gross. Goodbye NG you're woke trash now.

I already have grief and trauma when I think about who is making money from this business idea.🤑

😆 🤣 whoever wrote this should be fired

Orrrr… you could ignore the loony media that feeds of fear and mistrust and just live your life…..

Climate cultists have mental health disorders. 🤣

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Lmfao

This contemporary Mental Hygiene Movememt (which was premised on unscientific, false beliefs) has duped the populace into obsessing about metaphorical health. The traumatologists won't be happy until every man woman and child is seeing a therapist. This is not normal.

Support the IsumEducation, together we are stronger towards handling climate change!

Are you spreading more lies?

Not as much as our government.

The goverment causes grief and drama not the weather.

Yes, it’s destroying our mental health. Cause, u have been knocking & shocking us in such an way that there's no respite. Plz, let us take a deep breath, stop pushing us towards the edge. We're all gonna die, so why worry?

You treat it by tuning out nat geo and the rest of em.

If you really want to limit the 'grief and trauma,' how about, instead of the constant fear mongering about the weather, you come clean about the Climate Hoax and your role in perpetuating it? No?

I would think constantly reminding people we only have 10 years left to live affects many peoples mental health.

Stop creating bullshit hysteria that isn’t verified and accurate. Remember, your television program is full of bullshit.

BTW - the photo illustrates why people need to be individualistic and not sheep who listen to government officials - the woman is sitting next to a full swimming pool -with battery powered pumps and sprinklers no one with a full pool needed to watch their house burn.

Climate change my ass. Quit pushing this propaganda!

Climate change has not effected anyone's mental health. Being told we are only a few years from an apocalypse has messed some people up very badly. Nat Geo is hurting people's health. (I totally believe in anthropogenic global warming and want to stop it but let's get a grip

Hidden threat?! If what they say is true out problems are going to be way mor severe than our mental health.

I know this will traumatize you, but this kind of bullshit just earned you an unfollow

Climate change is a process we watching since many many years.the metabolic system autoimmune system,most likely ** Each one teach one,I do this, go out and ever happy,to take the fear out,simple explained,of people outside.

Fucking ignore the climate zealots and get on with life in the real world

How about nothing because IT'S NOT A REAL THING.

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