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DESCRIPTION – Fear of others’ looks and judgment, anxiety of not being good enough, fear of not being (enough) loved… Each type of anxiety has its antidotes.
Anxiety is probably the most common emotional state in the world. In our societies, which are based on evaluation and competition, “its intensity increases as a result of self-expression through social networks,” emphasizes psychoanalyst Anne-Marie Benoit. It becomes more and more difficult to concentrate, and this concentration in itself accentuates all the symptoms of anxiety. Hence the need to oppose its various forms with appropriate means.
Social anxiety
In its most intense form, it is called social phobia or pathological social anxiety. It is very common, with reference studies (1) estimating that 4% of the world’s population will be affected. It manifests itself in many ways: fear or inability to speak in public, difficulty or inability to interact with people outside the circle of first friends, avoid or escape from social situations that bring people together… In the most common form, it. leads to behavior…
Source: Le Figaro
