Post Date April, 15 2023
The pace of life is becoming faster and faster, and the competition in the workplace is becoming increasingly fierce, as well as the frequent contact between people. However, at this time, with the rapid development of society, various types of electronic communication products are emerging in an endless stream, making people's lives more convenient and diverse in communication methods. However, under such a long-term environment, many people have gradually developed "social phobia". What exactly is "social phobia"? What impact does it have on people's lives or health? How should we prevent this psychological disease?
Definition of social phobia
Social phobia is a mental illness characterized by strong fear or anxiety about social activities in public. Patients have a significant and persistent sense of fear in front of strangers or in social or performance situations that may be carefully observed by others, fearing that their poor behavior may cause embarrassment. Some patients may even find it difficult to communicate with others by attending parties, making phone calls, and other behaviors.
Symptoms of social phobia
1. Interpersonal phobia:
In normal social interactions, patients experience panic attacks, unexplained fear and anxiety, severe anxiety symptoms, and even limb weakness, syncope, shock, etc. In severe cases, they are reluctant to contact the outside world, resulting in severe autism tendencies, negative depression, reluctance to go out, and inability to continue learning and work in a normal environment. This is a relatively typical and serious phobia,.
2. Known phobias:
Not willing to let others understand their own thoughts or inner world, especially the negative or dark side, afraid of others knowing their true intentions, cautious in their words and behavior, afraid of revealing clues, low-key life, dislike performance, dull personality, rarely actively communicate with others, obvious habitual actions or formulaic language, having a fixed mantra, and paying attention to others' evaluation of themselves, "I always want to be appreciated, and if something bad happens, my first reaction is to hope to calm things down as soon as possible and worry about things expanding.".
3. Eye phobia:
In a situation of communication between two people, they dare not look directly at each other and always try their best to avoid each other. Feeling that the other person's gaze is tense and unnatural, resulting in respiratory disorders and limb tremors, which is known as a panic attack.
4. Clown phobia:
Afraid of being ridiculed by others for their actions, of saying the wrong thing, or of not expressing themselves in the right language, of behaving unreasonably, of being dressed in untidy and inappropriate clothing, which can affect their image.
