One of the biggest challenges of Humanity, is to deal with enormous environmental problems that threaten the present and future of life on Earth. In an effort to raise awareness about the effects dangerous that belongs to human behavior in natural environmentParadoxically, our actions not only harm the quality of the environment: they also harm the mental health of society.

Current climate change is considered as the biggest challenge they face science and society and, despite the fact that it is often conceptualized as “a problem primarily affecting polar bears”, it is increasingly clear that all of these phenomena can cause, directly or indirectly, physical and psychological pathology in humans.

For example, the physical health of people is impaired by High temperature, such as inhaling common pollutant particles in the air we breathe, in addition to greater spread of disease that previously occurred more locally. To this added social impact originate from forced migration and conflicts related to climate change.

That is why psychoanalytic consultations related to new crimes are currently called “environmental anxiety”that has anything to do with frustration see the lack of response to the climate crisis.

As reported, the key to tackling problems that go beyond individual action and require state intervention has something to do with “Focus on the here and now”.

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Ecoanxiety: a need that makes itself felt

Scientists point out that strong storms associated with increasing global temperatures are affecting several states at high rates Post traumatic stress, depression, worryAlreadysubstance abuse, like alcohol. To this is added the pressures stemming from the impact of natural disasters on physical and social infrastructure, incl temporary closure of education and health centersapart from disruption to the transport system.

For this series of sensations, everything is categorized “environmental anxiety”.

How has environmental anxiety grown in these years and at what level are we?

Different investigations carried out in various countries such as Spain, United States, Brazil, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Canada, Philippines and India, show that there is a negative emotional response to climate change which has grown in recent years and, although common, is in most cases cannot be considered pathological.

children and youth very sensitive to echoanxiety because, in his sense of time, place and I’m still forming. Thus, abstract environmental problems, such as climate change, are possible so manytrigger in it frustration, fear and hopelessness.

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The results of a study conducted in England with children aged between 8 and 16 years showed that 73% of them admits to being concerned about the state of the planet. From them 19% had nightmares about climate change and 41% don’t trust adults to take effective action to reduce the climate crisis.

He 40% youthaccording to a study conducted in Spain, miracles why the problem of climate change could not be handled better. And of that percentage, 15% of them said they had concentration problems as a result of climate changewhich can have serious repercussions in your everyday life, such as in academia.

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Current scientific evidence highlights that environmental anxiety is spreading and will continue to spread in various population groups. When the frustration, hopelessness and nervousness associated with the climate crisis paralyzes us, making our daily lives difficult, It’s time to seek professional help.

In it we will find the tool allows us to deal with uncertainty and uncontrollability climate change from a more sober frame of mind. In general, the level of ecoanxiety found in both adults and children is within the functional range that, despite their discomfort, do not require any kind of psychological intervention. This moderate level of anxiety is revealed growing public concern for the state of nature, for their own welfare and for future generations.