November 2021

"Easing your eco-anxiety

It’s no secret the climate crisis is one of the biggest threats we face and many of us are understandably worried about the state of our world. This feeling of anguish is called climate or eco-anxiety. We’ve commissioned research which found that a growing number of us are feeling this way.

Our research found:

23% of UK adults reported feeling worried about the future due to growing public concern about the climate crisis. 17% of UK adults reported feeling anxious, 12% feel powerless and 11% feel depressed

10% of UK adults say the climate crisis has caused arguments with parents or children

15% of those aged 16 to 25 say they have climate anxiety and a further 16% say they’ve felt depressed as a result

9% of UK adults feel like they don’t have anyone to talk to about how climate anxiety is impacting them and 18% say more needs to be done to help people who have climate anxiety*

How can we handle what’s becoming an increasingly common state of mind and prevent ourselves from overwhelmed by climate issues?"

Source: https://www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-from-bacp/2021/8-november-easing-your-eco-anxiety/