Any phobia limits us to anything. Fear of flying on airplanes deprives us of the opportunity to comfortably and quickly overcome the path. Fear of heights will never allow you to experience the romance and charm of flying in a hot air balloon. There are many similar examples, but the conclusion is one: fear makes a person a disabled person. If such a prospect does not suit you, then with your phobias you need to fight. Today we will talk about how to get rid of people's fear.
What are we talking about?
Fear of communication with people is not a common problem in its clearly expressed form. The excitement before the acquaintance with a new person arises almost everyone. And only a few suffer a really serious disorder - the fear of other strangers.
The reasons for this manifestation are:
- child abuse in childhood. Any phobia originates in childhood, in the family. Very often it is the parents who are responsible for this or that fear of their child. Inattention, carelessness and elementary ignorance of the rules of upbringing can lead to serious psychological trauma in the child. In the future he has to live with these;
- scenes of violence and bullying. A child who has seen a similar picture or, worse, witnessed such a crime, will forever fix in his mind the cruelty of people. With age, he will either be afraid of others, treat them with disbelief, or he will cause harm to other people;
- isolation in adulthood. Such a phobia as a fear of a large crowd of people, communication with them can occur in an adult. The reason is a strong stress, which led to mental disorders. The death of a loved one, spouse or child is just the same. A person simply closes in himself, moves away from people, reality, withdraws into himself. He needs help, because it is unlikely to get out of this state independently;
- complexes, low self-esteem. If someone constantly presses on a person, humiliates, insults his honor and dignity, then it can break him. The fear of people will gradually increase and lead to the ultimate desocialization of the individual.
In what way is it manifested?
Fear of people (social phobia) has the following symptoms:
- the desire to avoid meeting with the crowd;
- unwillingness to get acquainted with new people;
- distrust of others;
- fear of reprisal;
- uncomfortable feeling in the company;
- isolation and laconicity;
- anxiety and anxiety;
- physical malaise: nausea, dizziness, sweating, nervous tic;
- difficulty in communication;
- misunderstanding of other people;
- obsession to escape, to retire, to hide from everyone.
Treatment of such a phobia, as fear of people should be carried out, first of all, by psychotherapeutic methods. If you notice this behavior, feel like getting rid of your fears, then ask for help from a psychologist.
Try to look in all positive aspects. Trust people more, try to see in them good, their dignity. After all, everyone has disadvantages, even you.