I was so stressed about climate change that I took it out on my own body

This is a First Person column by Andrea Johancsik, who lives in Calgary. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, see the FAQ.

“It is up to you,” our professor said to the dozen young faces in our university seminar.

She thumped her palm on the table, agitated. 

“No one else is going to fix the world’s environmental problems. You’re looking for the world’s leaders? They’re in this room.” 

The room fell quiet except for the sound of a classmate’s habitual pencil-twirling. But in my body, my heartbeat was a deafening whoosh. Hot shame crept up my chest.

In today’s world, it’s impossible to escape climate discussions and everyone reacts differently to stress in

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