You didn’t imagine this dread. It’s real. Fires, floods, plastic in the womb. You were raised on recycling posters and planetary collapse—no wonder your nervous system is tired.
You were told to “stay hopeful.” But hope without action feels like gaslighting. They distract you with carbon footprints while the oil giants keep drilling. You feel powerless because you were never meant to have power.
Eco-anxiety isn’t a disorder. It’s a sign of awareness in a system built on denial. You feel it because you care. You grieve because you’re awake. And that makes you dangerous to the status quo.
System At A Glance:
Exploit: Hopelessness & Delay
Weaponised: Greenwashing, Distraction, Shame
Cost: Climate Action, Agency, Mental Health