Psychological withdrawal of authoritarianism and tyranny

by Climate Committee From the group for the rise Psychiatry

Many people are concerned about the high level of tyranny and tyranny worldwide. These political structures create a climate FearfulUncertainty, and pressure. Type regulations can dismantle programs that benefit people quickly and the environmentLeaving citizens is not interested and more vulnerable to environmental deterioration. Understanding the psychology of tyranny supports the mental clarity needed to resist, enhance well -being, imagine and build a sustainable future.

Anxiety of uncertainty

When people talk about “making America great again”, what many hear is a promise Feel Wonderful again – restore identitySecurity and the situation in a rapidly changed world. For those who succeeded through economic and cultural transformations, this message has resonance because it inhales in the global emotional need for respect, certainty and belonging.

However, this comfort comes at a cost. This promise is certain, used by a BulliedAnyone can be marginalized. He does not respect experience of all kinds, distorts the facts, and leads to polarization. It reflects the social dynamics of Sinard, Bullied The loyalty of the inner circle is walked, while passers -by remains silent to avoid being goals. Followers may feel protection, but they also live in fear of going out.

Psychologists call this anxiety-busy attached– Continuous vigilance to keep contact with an unpredictable strong personality. Not only strangers who pay the price, but everyone fell into the cycle of fear, MatchingI lost authenticity.

Anyone stuck to this dynamism may start seeing the world in terms of bright, black and white conditions, as those who believe differently are dangerous. This psyche “Division“The authoritarian agenda is well served: Once the other side is seen as not only a mistake, severe actions can be rationalized against them.

The cost of mental health

Living under continuous political tension takes depth Fees On mental health. In authoritarian societies, individuals must constantly monitor their position and create a state of permanent stress. Life becomes unexpected, and is not controlled by a democratically agreed principles but through the changing air of a strong leader. Many of our patients and members of society describe the feeling as if they were heading to the relationship of a “crazy industry”-where the reality itself appears unstable and deformed.

The tyranny takes advantage of worrying psychological tendencies, but it is deeply inherent. In Stanley Melgram experiences, the participants were ready to manage what they believed to be painful electric shocks for others just because the personality of power ordered them to do so (Milgram, 1963). Melgram’s work reveals the sensitivity to obedience to power, even when it violates the values ​​of the individual.

psychologist Robert Altaimir (1996) I found that, in light of the authoritarian influence, individuals often give in complex and independent thinking. Instead, they adopt black and white rulings, and they replaced personal discrimination in the group Passion. To become a follower in such a system, the burden of personal responsibility is circulating for the fake comfort of certainty, perceived safety and excellence.

One of the most harmful tactics in the authoritarian tools box Tampering. This psychological manipulation keeps people in an interactive and dependent state, the loss of their grip on their personal values, unable to trust their perceptions or instincts, and confusion what is the truth.

Driving psychology

While tyranny can be found at the regular level, tyranny command It is often manifested with more strongly, which is the psychological life of citizens.

The authoritarian leader maintains absolute control, limits participation, and imposes loyalty through fear and inability to predict and depend on. Citizens are trapped in a double psychological division: resistance and risks Punishment Or compliance and surrender to the personal agency. Over time, this emotional anesthesia is caused, moral disengagement, and self -loss. Even supporters of the regime are affected, as it prevents constant pressure with the global view of the real psychological security leader.

Democracy cultivation from A to Z

Tyranium can be compared to degenerative gardens. It connects the soil from vitality, replaces diversity with monotheistic agriculture, complicated by monotheism, and long -term sustainability with short -term dominance. Under the surface of the apparent power, fatigue – people, institutions, power points and moral soils on which democracy depends.

However, understanding the psychological temptation of authoritarianism helps citizens resist both withdrawing and building meaningful alternatives – where the true human needs of meaning, communication and security are met without sacrificing independent thought.

Responding to tyranny requires work within the current government systems and in the non -violent opposition to the destructive aspects of these regimes. Civil and personal environments are the health soil of such responses. Even in the polarized or authoritarian environments, there are arenas in which individual freedoms are followed (the ability to think, speak and act according to the values ​​of the individual) and persevere in supportive societies.

• Civil groups address local challenges, from improving public health to environmental sustainability.
• Societies based on faith express their sympathy by caring for people and supervising the planet.
• Volunteer organizations build bridges by planting trees, cleaning waterways and responding to the needs of society.
• Typical families care for each other.

Within these links, individual and society Steadfastness Democratic political systems and healthy methods – the balance between emotion and reason, nourishes complexity instead of collapse in bilateral thinking, and finding strength in flexibility rather than solidity.

These values ​​stand in the direct opposition of the authoritarian demands for rethinking scapegoat, black and white thinking, and preoccupation with an unpredictable leader. On a personal level, resistance requires honesty about personal values, courage and society. Here are four practical ways of dealing and resistance:

1. The confrontation that focuses on meaning. He spoke about the facts clearly, defended what is right, and caring for the values ​​of society through professional and personal relations as well as civil participation.
2. Emotion focusing confrontation. Mental health care with self -care, MindAnd reliable support networks.
3. The confrontation that focuses on problems. Returning with small actions of interrogation and challenge, depending on the risks of the individual, and protecting a person’s digital privacy using safe tools such as encrypted messages and VPNS. ((Resources like Raspberry control booklet Provide instructions on evaluating personal risks in authoritarian settings and adapting procedures accordingly.))
4. Future thinking. Know that there are many possible future contracts and be ready to think and plan for these.

By cultivating these habits, we not only protect our well-being, but we also help democracy, our societies and the planet with prosperity-even in the most challenging times.