Periagoge
Scenario

Why pathologizing climate anxiety feels invalidating

My therapist says I have eco-anxiety but that label makes me feel like my fear about climate change is pathological when it seems like the rational response to our situation

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mental health frameworks can inadvertently locate the problem in individual psychology rather than acknowledging reasonable responses to collective threat.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Climate change and body health?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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