26.09.2015
Every person is afraid of the unknown, this is a completely common fear. Especially now, when everything in the world is changing very quickly. Some people adapt, some don't. It is the one who cannot cope with the world around him, in which the unknown is part of everyday existence, who is called agnosophobe.
Agnosophobia is a very exotic and elusive fear. She always dresses up in other people's clothes. A person suffering from this form of phobia may worry about almost every reason: today he is afraid for a test at school, tomorrow for the results of an exam at the institute, and this continues almost all his life. In fact, the secret source fueling all these anxieties is the global and universal horror of the unknown.
This phobia can be recognized by dizziness, nausea, decreased or lack of appetite on the eve of important events in a person’s life: an exam, a job application. Moreover, what is very important here is that attacks are repeated with enviable frequency every time the unknown hangs over a person.
AND FURTHER
Don't forget about such an important moment as “here and now”. If necessary, set yourself a reminder: “Stop. Look around! They stopped, disconnected from their work, looked around, and realized what was happening around them. We took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. At this moment you are free: you can think about anything and no one can stop you. Make at least a few of these stops a day. Try to live for today.
So, despite all your fears of the unknown, you should take the next step, and let the above recommendations help you with this.
Author: Anton Yasyr
Fear of the unknown psychology. Agnosophobia – fear of the unknown
Every person is afraid of the unknown, this is a completely common fear. Especially now, when everything in the world is changing very quickly. Some people adapt, some don't. It is the one who cannot cope with the world around him, in which the unknown is part of everyday existence, who is called agnosophobe.
Agnosophobia is a very exotic and elusive fear. She always dresses up in other people's clothes. A person suffering from this form of phobia may worry about almost every reason: today he is afraid for a test at school, tomorrow for the results of an exam at the institute, and this continues almost all his life. In fact, the secret source fueling all these anxieties is the global and universal horror of the unknown.
This phobia can be recognized by dizziness, nausea, decreased or lack of appetite on the eve of important events in a person’s life: an exam, a job application. Moreover, what is very important here is that attacks are repeated with enviable frequency every time the unknown hangs over a person.
The unknown as an arena of darkness
When a person thinks about the unknown, his brain almost automatically tunes into a negative wave, and he imagines all sorts of horrors. But, unfortunately, he forgets that the unknown is also freedom. Yes, in the future everything can be bad, or everything can be good. And the probability of a positive outcome is 50%.
How to get rid of the fear of the unknown?
“What’s the worst-case scenario?” Forewarned is forearmed. If a person thinks about the real consequences that threaten him in the worst case scenario and mentally plays them out and lives them, then his fear will decrease or disappear altogether, because instead of the hated unknown there will be a clear idea of what awaits him in the most unfavorable combination of circumstances. By the way, let a person not spare black colors when drawing his prospects. After all, the worse the expectations, the happier the person will be when everything ends well.
Practice. The best way to overcome almost any phobia is to look your fear in the eye. The same is true for fear of the unknown. While waiting, a person should do something useful: for example, if he is afraid of an exam, then it is better not to devote the remaining time to the phobia, but to devote it to preparing for the test. If a person trembles at the thought of applying for a job, then it is better for him to conduct a mental interview with himself. Try to discover your strengths and weaknesses in order to approach the conversation with your future superiors fully armed.
Fear of the unknown is no longer quite a phobia, although it can grow to its proportions. Excessive fear of the future indicates a person’s very low self-esteem, so if he falls into a stupor while expecting something, then he should think about self-improvement and developing his intellectual and spiritual level. And of course, as the great V.I. said. Lenin: “Study, study and study again.”
In the modern world, it is very important to be on the crest of the information wave, so self-education and the search for the necessary information come to the fore. You need to quickly react to external events, be reactive like mercury. But sometimes it is these endless and never-ending information flows that demoralize a person and depress him, making him fear every next day. And this is not surprising, given the general speed of the era; each of us is sometimes horrified by the scale of the world around us, which has become even more vast thanks to the Internet. But we should not allow ourselves to think about the size of the modern world too often, as this distracts us from our work on ourselves and the world around us.
