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Administrative phobia: a third of French people say they suffer from this fear of paperwork
For several years, cases have been flourishing: administrative phobia affects a third of French people and one in two young people. An “irrational fear” which finds its roots in family upbringing, explains a psychologist.
(France 2)
For several years, cases have been flourishing: administrative phobia affects a third of French people and one in two young people. An “irrational fear” which finds its roots in family upbringing, explains a psychologist.
They are everywhere, and take over your head: health insurance, family allowances, taxes… Dozens of boxes to check and figures to provide. And it’s rarely fun, especially when the weather invites leisure. For some, these steps turn into a nightmare. “It’s a horror, I can’t stand the steps, there are always problems”, deplores a local resident. Another claims to suffer from “administrative phobia”, and explains that he “always tend to wait until the last moment”.
A third of French people say they suffer from administrative phobia, one in two young people aged 18-34. Administrative phobia is characterized by “an irrational fear which will have repercussions in private life and professional life”, explains Eudes Séméria, psychologist and clinician. The specialist adds that those who suffer from it “have retained a large part of immaturity due to their upbringing, for example people who were looked after by their parents who did everything for them”. One of the symptoms: postponing tasks until later.
