Living with Climate Grief (ft. @ClimateAdam)

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[aIkaIi]

I really believed in human-induced climate changed and I _try_ to be eco friendly but in reality, I just put it in the back of my head. Your videos are really making me realize how little I actually pay attention to this urgent situation. We need to take action now.

[ezranewman]

Last time I was this early oil prices were still positive

[Lileedawn]

This anxiety hits me hard and sometimes left me sleepless... I'm 42, I try my best to make a difference on daily basis in my family and community(organic food, vegan, little waste for instance) and it feels like it does nothing. I feel powerless and depressed.

[lohphat]

My grief is not just about the climate.

It’s a realization that facts and reason can’t compete with the entrenched wealth which controls strategic decisions.

[a.randomjack]

Thank you.
Also called "Pre-traumatic stress disorder". I saw videos on that topic 5+ years ago. It mostly affected scientists back then and some awaken environmentalist and communicators for instance.
Since Capitalist economy/societies can't stand stress without crashing, I suspect it's why climate change has been so vastly ignored, when not denied, on mass medias as well as by most our politicians.

[rixt]

This really came at the right time. Yesterday I had a "crack" in staying positive and could only cry due to climate grief. This video helped me realise that this is normal and that all my attempts, although they seem too small, really can contribute. I'm working on becoming a researcher in the field! Now finishing my Masters

[IronbornBTW]

"To make this possible, we need to transform our world into one that is more equitable for people of all races, classes, and backgrounds." That is truly inspiring!

[WoodysAR]

Reminds me of how after the Northridge Earthquake, with no electricity in the whole city, suddenly we could see not 32 stars above LA, but more like 32 million... The air is cleaner, Mother Nature is taking a breath of fresh air...

[ic]

Everyone says wow this is terrible and just two minutes later they forget about it...

[jabon]

It is crazy how the climate constantly shifts and becomes more and more unstable right in front of our eyes, and yet there is little to nothing done about it. Compare the weather graphs from 10 years ago with the current ones. The difference is immense, it is hard to imagine, what it will be like in tens of years to come. Thank you Kurtis for creating these videos. They really make a difference. Cheers!

[unpaintedcanvas]

I think these kinds of anxiety happen all the time, especially if you're an activist. I've had worries about climate like most others.

And I've worried about other things as well. I worry about a friend in Venezuela and about their refugee crisis: the sheer scale of it and how little it's being funded... that's made me feel hopeless before.

I'm a huge privacy advocate, and knowing all the ways data is being underhandedly collected, traded, etc. by governments and corporations... that's made me feel hopeless before.

I'm luckily not the type of person where hopelessness can easily overwhelm me, but my mind has dipped into the surface of that downwards spiral before I realized what was going on.

[audreysmith]

I appreciate what you do for everyone. As I live in Alaska I am seeing the effects of climate change on a pretty major level. Every day trees are being cut down and temperatures are rising, and we are seeing more and more invasive species it didn't even snow until December here. We need to do something, and I appreciate the way you spread facts and information and help people understand this problem that we are facing.

[lilcrowlet]

Honestly, just the fact its been hot and blue skies in the netherlands the past weeks already makes me a little nervous. Everyday I go outside hoping at least once that it would rain instead of the endless heat and dryness. It is good to know that I and others are not alone in our nervosity and fear.

[JeremySmith-wclh]

Awesome content! It is great to hear that this feeling is shared.
I often find myself ignoring climate news because I know that it will almost always be depressing. I know that we need to focus on climate change more than anything else, but it can be hard to deal with the stress that it imposes.


Also, I loved the collaboration with @ClimateAdam ! I have been watching his stuff for a few months now too!

[clockworkkirlia]

Thank you so much for doing this. I'm (hopefully) heading into Biology as my field and I'm already terrified of everything about climate, while knowing how vital it is that I know about it and do what I can to help. I know I'm going to become more and more aware of the issues facing our planet and it's nice to see someone being constructive on the other side.

[liammargetts]

If I'm quite honest, I was very very interested and ready to tackle climate change, then I lost hope and I think I've realised from this video that I had major anxiety about it all, so I gave up with thinking so much about the environment. I do often feel like I could do nothing to help, but this video has been very helpful to show that doing nothing won't help and that the whole conversation of climate change isn't a bad and scary thing, but something to behold, loads of people working together from across the world, trying to preserve nature and beauty, so we can live in a future where we have free energy and clean air. So thank you, Kurtis.

[SmoothGefixt]

All we can do is make the best of things, live our lives according to the values we value, initiate change for example. But we also have to accept things as they are, even if things are not the way we like we still make the best of it:)

[jessykapop]

Thank you. For the last couple years my country has made me cry and get upset with everything going on and how my country isn’t taking care of the environment.

[moralmoments-]

Oh my, I have climate grief
I've finally put a term on my anxiety

[jyll.]

I've definitely been grieving for the planet. It's very upsetting. I think more than anything, I'm angry at the lack of organization and action. Then there's the feeling of helplessness. I sure as hell vote. I put my wallet where my mouth is. I volunteer time, money and energy to organizations that help fight climate change. It's not enough, though. I talk to my friends and a therapist. I think the only way to feel better is to DO something. So, I'll watch the other vid and see if there's more I can do.