Technology as a hopeful solution to human problems or, on the contrary, a deadly threat to societies and culture? Technological advances are making our lives safer and more comfortable. At the same time, however, technology creates and stimulates our fears. It is worth asking: why? Where does technophobia, or the persistent and morbid fear of advanced technologies, come from?
According to the World Health Organization, the greatest civilization challenge of the 21st century is climate change for humanity. Its effects – already well visible around the world – include not only phenomena such as melting glaciers, rising sea and ocean levels and shifting climate zones, but also have a psychological dimension. In today’s post, we would like to talk briefly about what climate anxiety is.
Scientists are unequivocal about the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of people around the world. The research team, led by Dr. Małgorzata Gambin of the UW Department of Psychology conducted a four-phase study in 2020 looking at the severity of depressive symptoms and generalized anxiety among Poles during the first months of the pandemic (early May, June, July and December 2020).
From the earliest times, a suddenly emerging sense of fear in our brains has warned us of impending danger. This means that the ability to feel fear and anxiety is an essential part of our adaptation to the surrounding reality – it allows us to survive. The world we live in constantly gives us reasons to feel anxious, often turning into fear or anxiety. Such reactions are fully understandable.
Do you happen to feel anxiety about not knowing what your friends are doing at any given time? At a time like this, do you pick up your phone and look at social media in the hope that your doubts will be resolved? If so, you may be suffering from FOMO, to which we will devote this post.
️What is workaholism? In fact, everyone knows this. According to the researchers, it is a mental state that manifests itself in a constant, internal compulsion to perform work or activities that are related to it. A workaholic constantly thinks about his professional duties. There is often a sense of discomfort when something (or someone) prevents him from attending to his work.
Scrolled? Do you already know what is going on with your friends? Text messages written off? Text messenger checked? And yet, there is no end to the influx of new information… You need to stay up to date! Do you have to? Not necessarily. Today we will tell you about phonoholism.
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