A phobia is nothing but a steady fear, often completely unconditioned. This is an abnormal phenomenon and in most cases is associated with some kind of mental disorder. The intensity, causes, duration of phobias can be different. Phobia objects are also different. A person may be afraid of dogs, rats, heights, open or vice versa enclosed spaces, butterflies, large pots, torn socks can cause fear. Phobias and fears have much in common, but fears, as a rule, have some real basis, but phobias do not.
People, I'm afraid of you
Fear of people is anthropophobia. She's not so rare. Yes, many people really feel very uncomfortable when someone else is nearby. Fear of people is a form of social phobia. Those subject to it make poor contact and tend to spend time alone. They do not care about social status, financial situation, respect of friends and relatives. Fear of people is a phobia that can manifest itself in different ways. Some are afraid of children, others, old people, some cannot be near bald people and so on. Some are afraid of everyone at once. Gender, age, etc. do not matter to them.
In most cases, people's fear leads to the appearance of all kinds of neuroses and mental disorders. Human behavior becomes asocial. It is also bad that, due to the inability to enter into any social contacts, a person cannot turn to someone for help. And it remains one on one with its fears and problems. It is also worth noting that not all people prone to anthropophobia are willing to admit that they have really serious problems.
Causes
Psychologists cannot really explain why such a phobia arises. There is reason to believe that problems (as in many similar cases) come from childhood itself. Resentment from adults, deception, violence, psychological terror - all this can make the child closed, indecisive, experiencing distrust and hatred of people in the future . In most cases, this will lead to the fact that in the future he will avoid people, but not be afraid. Anthropophobia does not occur in everyone who has suffered a psychological trauma. Of course, the reasons should include the individual characteristics of the psyche. What is inherent in nature affects the whole life of a person. Sometimes people's fear also torments those who did not suffer any strong emotional upheavals.
Anthropophobia Treatment
Of course, she will not disappear on her own. There are practically no such miracles. It must be remembered that any phobia can not only torment for years, but it is also capable of developing, developing into something more. Here you canโt do without the help of a psychiatrist. Only a specialist will help to understand the situation, as well as find what prevents a person from living a normal life. Treatment is based on conversations, analysis of the patient's actions. Often a psychiatrist, after listening to a story, asks the patient to present everything in a slightly different way ("What if you would have acted differently then?" And so on). The patient must understand that life will be much better if he learns to interact correctly with others. Without realizing this, he can never be cured.
In order to get rid of fear of people, it is necessary to rely not only on the doctor, but also on himself. Every day you need to take some steps (albeit small ones) that can help to get closer to someone. Saying "thank you" to the seller, taking a ride in public transport, not hiding your eyes, smiling at a stranger - all this and much more will sooner or later help to join the society.
Finally, we note that it is recommended that those suffering from anthropophobia make every effort to make friends with at least one person. If this succeeds, then we can assume that the chances of recovery are high.