Do You Have Eco-Anxiety? 　你有生态焦虑症吗？

近些年来，气候危机对年轻人的日常生活产生了重大影响，一些年轻人甚至产生了生态焦虑症。你知道什么是“生态焦虑症”吗？让我们一起来了解一下吧！

The University of Bath in the UK conducted a global study， surveying 10，000 young people aged 16—25 across 10 countries for the study.

Caroline Hickman， a co-lead author of the study， told NPR News that many young people have pointed out that climate change has significantly affected their daily lives. They feel its effects on their eating， drinking， schooling， working and even leisure activities. For example， being anxious about climate change， some people choose to recycle or eat less meat.

Tom Burke from the think tank e3g told BBC News that it is reasonable for young people to be anxious about climate change because they are not only reading about it in the media but also witnessing its effects firsthand. In recent years， extreme weather events and natural disasters such as wildfires， droughts and floods have become more frequent. The issue of rising sea levels directly threatens some coastal cities.

英国巴斯大学开展了一项全球研究，该研究对来自10个国家的一万名16—25岁的年轻人进行了调查。

该研究的主要作者卡罗琳·希克曼在接受NPR新闻采访时表示，许多年轻人指出气候变化对他们的日常生活产生了重大影响。他们的饮食、学习、工作和休闲活动都受到了波及。例如，因为对气候变化感到担忧，一些人开始选择回收再利用或少吃肉。

智库e3g的汤姆·伯克告诉BBC新闻，年轻人对气候变化感到担忧是完全可以理解的，因为他们不仅在媒体上了解到气候变化，而且目睹了气候变化带来的影响。近年来，野火、干旱、洪水等极端天气事件和自然灾害日益频发。海平面上升更是直接威胁到了部分沿海城市的安全。

The authors of the study warned that eco-anxiety among young people should receive more attention around the world. While eco-anxiety may not be considered a mental health issue in itself， “the realities of climate change are long-term and potentially inescapable stressors; conditions in which mental health problems will worsen，” they explained.

该研究的作者提醒，全球应更加重视年轻人的生态焦虑症问题。尽管生态焦虑症本身并不被归类为一种心理健康问题，但“气候变化是长期存在且可能无法回避的压力源，在这种情况下，心理健康问题会恶化”，他们解释说。What to do if you have eco-anxiety？

如果你有生态焦虑症，该怎么办？

●Try to shift your focus to find stories about progress in limiting climate change or a new solution.

●Give yourself a break from climate issues and do something fun， for example， exercise， go outdoors or watch a film.

●If you can’t stop the anxiety， be part of a community of like-minded people， so you have people to share your feelings and thoughts with.

●试着转移注意力，寻找正面的新闻报道，如应对气候变化所取得的进展或新的解决方案。

●暂时放下气候问题，做一些有趣的事情，比如去锻炼、进行户外活动或看电影。

●如果你无法停止焦虑，那就加入志同道合的群体吧，这样你就可以和他人分享你的感受和想法了。

Word Bank

stressor /'stresə（r）/ n. 压力源；导致紧张的事件

story /'stɔːri/ n. 新闻报道

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