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As people wake up to their own eco-anxieties, it’s tempting to search for quick fixes to transform these raw emotions of anxiety, sadness and anger into happiness.
当人们意识到自己有生态焦虑时，往往很想寻找快速解决办法，将这些焦虑、悲伤和愤怒的原始情绪转化为幸福。
Often activism and action are championed as the cure to climate anxiety.
激进主义和行动往往被认为是治疗气候焦虑的良方。
While external action is essential to finding a strong support network and taking part in meaningful change, if we aren’t simultaneously processing our anxiety and grief we are merely patching over wounds that will inevitably bubble up to the surface.
虽然对于找到强大的支持网络并参与有意义的变革而言，外部行动至关重要，但如果我们不同时处理我们的焦虑和悲伤，我们就只是在掩盖伤口罢了，而这些伤口终有一天会浮出水面。
So, when we try to use action as an emotional salve, those unrecognized emotions can quickly lead to burnout when there’s a defeat or the action fails.
因此，如果我们试图用行动来缓解情绪，那么当我们受挫或行动失败时，那些我们没有认识到的情绪会很快导致倦怠。
Just diving into external activism as a shortcut to happiness leaves us brittle in a highly stressful time.
仅仅将外部激进主义作为一条通往幸福的捷径，会让我们在高度紧张的时候变得脆弱。
We need internal activism in order to build long-lasting and highly resilient external action and movements.
我们需要的是内部激进主义，以建立持久和具有高度复原力的外部行动和运动。
All of this is not to say that you shouldn’t join climate action campaigns and movements for justice before you look inward, just the opposite, finding a like-minded, supportive community working towards a future you want to live in can be amazingly healing.
所有这一切并不是说你不应该在向内审视之前就加入气候行动运动和正义运动，恰恰相反，我的意思是，找到一个志同道合、支持你的社区，朝着你想要的未来努力，这可能会产生令人惊讶的治愈效果。
But I want to emphasize that this is just one prong of a two pronged approach to navigating climate anxiety.
但我想强调的是，这只是应对气候焦虑的双管齐下的方法之一。
But taking action can be scared.
但采取行动可能会让人害怕。
Sometimes just finding and picking a group that’s on the ground doing the work can be paralyzing.
有时候，仅仅是找到并挑选一个在现场开展工作的团队就可能会让人头昏脑涨。
How do I know which one aligns with my values?
我怎么知道哪一个与我的价值观一致呢？
Which groups are actually creating change?
真正在创造变革的是哪些组织？
Where do I plug in?
我要从哪加入？
And what can I even bring to the table?
我还能带来什么建议？
I have all of these questions and fears too, and my advice is just to start.
我也面临着上述所有问题和恐惧，我的建议是：开始做就对了。
Ask yourself what you’re good at, what you find joy doing, and what you're interested in.
问问自己，你擅长什么，什么能让你感到快乐，你对什么感兴趣。
Most likely one of your hobbies or interests are climate related, and there is probably a climate action group that needs your skills and passion.
很可能你的爱好或兴趣之一与气候有关，而且可能有一个气候行动小组需要你的技能和热情。
No group will perfectly be on the same page as you, but it opens you up to so many emotional and action-oriented possibilities by just joining.
没有一个团体会和你完全一致，但只要加入，你就会获得很多情感和行动方面的可能性。
If you’re young and in the US, maybe consider finding a local Sunrise Movement chapter, and if you aren’t liking their politics, you’ll probably find another group along the way who aligns better with your values.
如果你很年轻，又身在美国，也许可以考虑找一个当地的“日出运动”分会，如果你不喜欢他们的政治观点，你可能会找到另一个与你的价值观更一致的群体。
If you have a passion for clothes, consider joining groups like Fashion Revolution who are working to dismantle the fast fashion industry.
如果你对服装有热情，可以考虑加入“时尚革命”这样的组织，这些组织正在努力瓦解快时尚行业。
If you have a passion for food, consider lending your support to a food sovereignty program.
如果你对食物有热情，可以考虑为食物主权计划提供支持。
Taking action can be an amazingly generative process.
采取行动这一过程可以具有惊人生产力。
It strengthens the bonds between you and other people while striving for change in your community and environment.
它能够加强你和他人之间的联系，同时努力改变你的社区和环境。
To make societal change, to forge climate revolution, we have to come to grips with our complex emotional landscapes.
要想实现社会变革，推动气候革命，我们就必须尽力处理我们的复杂情绪。
This means engaging in both internal and external activism in order to expand your emotional intelligence, increase your window of tolerance, and live with the uncertainty of a world on fire, all while finding the support and community you need through action.
我们要参与内部和外部的激进主义，以提高情商，扩大容纳之窗，在水深火热的世界中与不确定性共处，同时通过行动找到我们需要的支持和社区。
When we process our emotions surrounding climate change, we might actually find purpose and longevity in our endeavor to dismantle fossil fueled capitalism and erect an ethical and ecological alternative in its stead.
当我们处理气候变化引发的情绪时，我们实际上可能会在努力瓦解化石燃料资本主义并建立一种道德、对生态友好的替代方案的过程中，找到目标和延长寿命的途径。
I am still on the journey of internal activism, and have a long way to go.
我仍在内部激进主义的旅程上，还有很长的路要走。
It’s not easy, and can be painful, but these emotions are what make me and you human.
这并不容易，也可能很痛苦，但正是这些情绪让你我成为了人类。
They are what shows we care.
它们表明我们在乎。
So be easy on yourself, and know that you’re not alone.
所以，让自己放松点，要知道你并不孤单。
