What is the reason for social fear?

In today's society, most people (especially young people) have had this experience: uncontrollably feeling awkward and uncomfortable when speaking in public or communicating with strangers in social situations. It is normal, and in psychology this condition is called "social anxiety". Anxiety is a normal and common human experience. A certain degree of anxiety in social situations is necessary for individuals to maintain normal social performance, but when excessively severe anxiety interferes with the normal functions of the human body, it becomes a psychological problem, namely: social phobia.

This kind of social phobia usually appears in adolescence (13-19 years old). At this stage of social, educational, and career development, fear and avoidance lead to a decline in work, study abilities, and social life abilities.

So, why does social fear occur, and what are the roots of social fear?

People with social phobia often have imperfect character foundations. Their characters are often characterized by low self-esteem, timidity, shyness, passivity, dependence, high introversion, prone to anxiety, prone to fear, demanding perfection, excessive self-esteem, sensitivity, Stubbornness, emphasis on other people's evaluations, lack of self-confidence, obsessive tendencies, etc. Especially for teenagers who have just entered adolescence, due to the great physiological changes and the sudden broadening of their living world, their self-esteem is increasing day by day, and they have become sensitive to the evaluation of society and other people. During this period, if you are exposed to mental stimulation such as making a fool of yourself in public, being at odds with friends, falling out of love, etc., it will often cause greater psychological trauma, and it is more likely to cause anxiety and fear in people with a tendency to appeal.

Most of the time, factors such as parents’ education methods, family environment, social experience, and traditional Eastern cultural concepts will affect a person’s personality formation and reception of social information, and then bifurcate during the critical period of adolescence. , if people who do not like to communicate with others and have an introverted personality do not receive correct guidance during this period and do not pay attention to psychological adjustment, they will easily reduce their sense of self-worth, become more and more afraid of interacting with others, and develop avoidance behaviors, which will lead to Social anxiety can develop into social phobia in severe cases.

And the characteristics of today’s era are that communication between people has become more convenient, and the gap between the center of reality and the heart has become wider. Everyone has encountered something unhappy and is feeling depressed. More and more people, especially teenagers, are choosing to use online entertainment to relieve their emotions. Over time, opportunities for communication have been reduced, and social skills and experience have been lost.

In short, social phobia is a psychological problem that stems from an individual's inner inferiority complex. If it is not overcome as soon as possible, it will cause inconvenience and pain when social interaction is forced. It is recommended to solve the problem of social terrorism in a timely manner.