Greta Thunberg catastrophising climate perhaps ‘driving force’ in eco-anxiety

Sky News host Paul Murray says the catastophising which is taught in schools and popularised by figures such as Greta Thunberg is a “driving force” in many children being diagnosed with ‘eco-anxiety’.

The Kids Helpline today released information on what it dubbed ‘eco-anxiety’ which is where people feel “overwhelmed by future environmental challenges”.

“The catastrophising that is being taught in our schools and is popularised by figures like old mate (Greta Thunberg) are perhaps a driving force about why there’s been a doubling of people who need to be medicated as teenagers,” Mr Murray said.

Figures released earlier in the week revealed the number of children in Australia on anti-depressants has nearly doubled in six years going from 27,664 in 2013 to 50,134 in 2019.

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