ABC Everyday ( Print text only You've got the reusable cups and bags, the beeswax wraps, the shampoo bar. You collect your cans and soft plastics and you compost, recycle and reuse what you can. You research brands so you can support sustainable, environmentally conscious businesses. Why? Because you're trying to do your bit for the environment and climate. But if you find that when you can't do these things it causes you to feel anxious, guilty or hopeless, you might have something called climate distress. It may sound like a newly invented first-world problem but it is very real and experts say there are ways to manage it.