"There is considerable reason to believe that hope promotes health and well-being, and that hopelessness is toxic. Evidence suggests that hopeful people feel better, weather stress more successfully, and live longer.... Hope has been associated with cognitive flexibility and creativity and with academic achievement. Hopelessness, on the other hand, is associated with increased risk of developing hypertension and atherosclerosis, of myocardial infarction and cancer, of anxiety and depression, of cognitive decline, and of more severe PTSD symptoms. Among young people, hopelessness predicts violent behavior, substance abuse, and early sexual activity." - Howard Frumkin
Review: Hope, Health, and the Climate Crisis
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