Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Eco Anxiety

Justin Nobel, columnist for the Rutland Herald on 25 March 2007 writes:
Global warming, pesticides in food, nuclear waste — it's enough to keep a person up at night. Indeed, a growing number of people have literally worried themselves sick over various environmental doomsday scenarios. Their worry even has a name: eco-anxiety. Melissa Pickett, an eco-therapist with a practice in Santa Fe, sees anywhere from 40 to 80 eco-anxious patients a month. They complain of panic attacks, loss of appetite, irritability and unexplained bouts of weakness, sleeplessness and "buzzing," which they describe as the eerie feeling that their cells are twitching.

Anyone feeling in need of therapy is advised to contact Melissa Pickett directly by visiting her website.

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