Increasing German fear of various issues including social isolation
| The results of a research show that due to the changes in German society, the fear of German citizens about various issues, including loss of assets, extremism and separation in society has increased significantly. |
“German Angst” is a common word in Anglo-Saxon that refers to the collective insecurity of the entire population. This fear includes the dangers of nuclear energy, epidemics, economic crises, climate change, drought, heat, war, and the fear of the end of the world. According to Wolfgang Schmidbauer, a Munich psychoanalyst, the “German angst” is not a fantasy, and it is clear that the more assets a society or an individual has, the greater the fear of losing it.
According to a new study that The fears and concerns of Germans have been addressed. About two-thirds of Germans are afraid of a split in society. This fear increased significantly within a few months, according to a survey published by R+V Insurance in a study called “German Fear” on Monday in Wiesbaden.
Last summer, half of those surveyed feared a growing social divide. Since then, this concern has grown by 16 percent.
Fear of political extremism has increased even more than fear of division in society. This fear was expressed by 59% of the survey participants, which is 21% more than the previous survey in the summer.
The results of the survey also show that right-wing extremism is by far the most for German citizens. It is worrying and 72% are afraid of it. Accordingly, 29% of citizens are afraid of left-wing extremism.
Arno Diester, a German psychiatrist, explains that we are currently in a social situation where things are happening that communicate They have a lot of fear and scare many people.
According to him, there is fear of change – of strangers, strange things, violence, loneliness among people. He emphasized: “A society like the German society, which is in turmoil, causes many people to fear.” He added: In the beginning, fear is not a bad thing. It’s one of the basic human emotions – an emotion that protects it very strongly.
Dister also said: “Fear always becomes a blockage when it’s too long, too strong, and so on.” cannot be overcome If a person has the impression that he has lost control, fear takes on a pathogenic function.
| Publisher | Tasnim News |
