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When climate science knowledge triggers panic disorder

I started getting panic attacks after reading about wet bulb temperatures and now I can't stop imagining my body overheating and dying even when it's not that hot

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Scientific literacy about future risks can overwhelm present-moment coping capacity, turning knowledge into a source of suffering.

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