This week we read about mental health impacts of climate change. For example things such as: anger, anxiety, ptsd, lack of sleep, shock, aggression, suicide, and substance abuse. These problems are serious problem that takes a life everyday. Many of my peers, and including me, have been through these problem or are still going through them. Climate Change is a very dangerous thing and it can have dangerous effects mentally and physically. Our class also brought out some ways to deal with these problems. For examples, counseling or even spiritual help. We also read bell hook this week. In the source on bell hooks she talked about cultures of addiction. This can be described as being addicted to consuming fossil fuels or violence. Our world is addicted to violence, hierarchy, and domination. The only way to treat these conditions is love. We must build our solution on love otherwise it won’t last.
These articles resonated with me a lot. Going through Katrina I along with my family experiences many of these mental health effects. I truly feel that a prime way to get out of these mental health periods is confronting in someone. Find someone that you truly love and trust and spill. Tell them how your feelings and your problems. I also really enjoyed the bell hooks source. I am a very loving person. Therefore, I love that she automatically moves towards love as a soulution. It reminds me of Martin Luther King philosophy of shape love. Anything built on hate truly can’t last. As a community we must push love and find solutions that involve love.
Vocab:
Love - “an intense feeling of deep affection.”
Mental health - “a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.”
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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