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Why mindfulness practices fail during environmental anxiety

My meditation app keeps telling me to connect with nature but stepping outside just reminds me that we're killing everything and I spiral into panic.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Spiritual practices that rely on nature connection can backfire when the natural world has become a source of trauma rather than peace.

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