Classify "Climate Anxiety" as a Mental Disorder
Strategic Action Overview
To medicalize and pathologize the rational, evidence-based fear of ecological collapse.
Domain:
🪢 Culture
Subdomain:
🧘 Mental Health and Pleasure
Dialectic:
🦠 Oppress
Implementation:
Medium
Timeline:
Medium Term (1-3yrs)
Resources:
Moderate
Strategic Pathway:
Lobby the American Psychiatric Association to add "Climate Change Distress Syndrome" to the DSM, treating the systemic problem with therapy and pills rather than political action.
Core Skills:
Legal Advocacy,Project Management,Facilitation
Success Indicators:
Disorder classified; increased diagnoses; new treatment protocols adopted.
Failure Signals:
Professional resistance; public skepticism; low adoption by clinicians.
Permissions:
Regulatory Approval,Legal Advocacy
Toolkit:
Legal Templates,Digital Platforms,Meeting Spaces
Adaptation Protocol:
Engage professional associations; provide education; adjust criteria as needed.
