Filling the Void in the Heart and Stepping Out of the Warning Zone of Anxiety: Self-Assessment of Male Psychological Index and Establishment of Defense Mechanisms [i]

Emptiness refers to a negative state of mind characterized by boredom, idleness, and loneliness, often described as "lack of energy" or "lack of motivation," and is a manifestation of psychological unfulfillment [i]. Regardless of your income level, if you feel empty, take some time to write down the following questions: Do you feel bored? Do you feel lonely? Do you feel bored? Do you not want to do anything? Do you lack energy? Do you not want to study? Are you taciturn? Do you not want to participate in various activities? [i] You can test your emptiness index based on the results. If you answer "yes" to two or more questions, it indicates that you have an emptiness mentality and should pay close attention to it [i]. From a personal perspective, emptiness stems from the following aspects: 1. Self-deprecation and lack of self-confidence: often related to early life misfortunes [i]. 2. Faulty cognition: excessive focus on gains and losses when social responsibility conflicts with personal interests, and feeling "utterly hopeless" once the demands are not met [i]. 3. Unmet spiritual needs: After accumulating a certain amount of money, some people lose their motivation to strive and thus spend their days in boredom or seek newer and stronger stimulation such as gambling and indulgence [i]. How should one enrich their soul? 1. Adjust needs and goals, and formulate long-term life plans [i]. 2. Seek social support and make many friends [i]. 3. Gain hope from books; books are a good way to fill emptiness, and the more one reads, the more fulfilled one's soul becomes [i]. 4. Gain hope from work; when one concentrates their energy on labor, they will feel an increase in self-worth and end the pain of a negative mindset [i]. 5. Shift goals to find enjoyment; calm a troubled mind through painting, calligraphy, music, gardening, etc. [i]. Anxiety disorder is a psychological condition caused by long-term dangerous or helpless situations and accompanied by hyperactivity of the autonomic nervous system [i]. Its characteristics include patients constantly feeling fear and unease, as if a great disaster is imminent, accompanied by symptoms such as palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath, dizziness, and nausea [i]. Self-assessment of anxiety in men includes: feeling more nervous than usual, feeling inexplicably afraid, trembling hands and feet, headaches and backaches, rapid and panicked heartbeat, numbness in hands and feet, frequent urination, difficulty falling asleep, vivid dreams and easy awakening, etc. [i]. If the score is greater than 50, it is very likely that there is an anxiety disorder [i]. Anxiety is both psychological and physical, and is often accompanied by reactions such as inability to concentrate, insomnia, gastrointestinal discomfort, and trembling [i]. Freud divided anxiety into objective anxiety, moral anxiety and neurotic anxiety [i]. There is also a type called "existential anxiety," which leads to alienation between people and causes the greatest distress by lacking a sense of happiness and value [i]. How to deal with anxiety? First, we must view anxiety correctly [i]. Long-term anxiety is harmful, but psychologists believe that anxiety is the driving force for behavioral tension, which can encourage you to muster the courage to face crises and has an early warning function and adaptive value [i]. Short-term anxiety is an adaptive emotion; only when you feel anxious about anxiety itself is anxiety destructive [i]. Secondly, anxious individuals may benefit from keeping a "psychological self-treatment diary." By objectively analyzing the situation with a realistic attitude, eliminating subjective "falsehoods," and identifying objective "truths," you'll discover that you've been scaring yourself in many ways [i]. You can also list the worst possible outcomes and find coping strategies [i]. Thirdly, break down tasks into a series of small steps [i]. Winning athletes generally don't dwell on their anxieties but focus solely on what needs to be done [i]. Finally, relaxation exercises can reduce worry or fear; tensing and relaxing muscles can have immediate effects [i].