Climate anxiety help

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NC for this. I feel like I cant talk about it anywhere.

I have terrible climate anxiety. I'm 30 and I have a nearly 6 month old DS.
I remember hearing about climate change in school and thinking "Well we know about it now so scientists must be fixing it!"
And then reaching adulthood it seems like nobody in power is really interested in fixing it. Every summer I despair as people remark how lovely it is. I want to tell "It's not lovely, the planet is dying!".

I tried to control my anxiety by trying to be "greener". I already don't drive and I cut down on meat. But then I just think of factories churning out tonnes of pollution and I feel helpless.
I cant march or organise, I have a real anxiety disorder, I have trouble with crowds and people.

I look at my son and I feel so sad. What kind of future will he have?
How is everyone not thinking about this all the time? I am.

Any advice or just some hope would be welcome.

Have a look into eco anxiety - that’s a name I’ve heard given to this. You’re not alone.

I worry about it but it’s not something I can control but I can control how it effects me so I try to do that instead. Maybe your child will be the genius scientist to solve all this mess?😉 I just try to be positive, especially round my kids. Sounds like it might be a good idea to get some professional help if it’s really eating you up.

You are certainly not alone but try to channel that fear into positive action. It doesn't have to be protests it can be signing petitions, joint or supporting a relevant charity or political party, looking at what you can do locally in your own home and community.
I have the fear too. I don't understand why people do not. I guess it's when you don't see it directly. I worry for my two children and what their lives will be like but more so for the millions of vulnerably people living on the margins already in poverty. Complete fuck up. Made worse by the useless governments we have here and US plus world leaders not being able to come to a hard agreement in all the years they fly all over the world to talk about climate change.

I feel for you OP. I've also had this in waves for last few years. What helps (other than mindfulness and general self care) is working out what I can do (at work, in my personal life) and doing that to the best of my ability. You can't do anything more.