Does it indicate a psychological disorder if you care too much about what others think of you?

Question

Please tell me how you know and what the name of the disorder is. If you don't know, please don't answer this question. Thank you!

Answer 1

not necessarily a disorder although it can lead to anxiety, panic attacks and even severe depression and sucicidal thoughts if you believe others to have power to mess with your life if they disgree with you... So you see, it starts out small and can be the root for other things...

Answer 2

Perhaps the best way to answer your question is to lead you toward the DSM-V .. or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that folks in the counseling professions use as reference.

You can find it here: http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html

You may want to start in 'Adjustment Disorders' or perhaps 'Personality Disorders' which share these criteria:

1. Symptoms have been present for an extended period of time, are inflexible and pervasive, and are not a result of alcohol or drugs or another psychiatric disorder. The history of symptoms can be traced back to adolescence or at least early adulthood.

2. The symptoms have caused and continue to cause significant distress or negative consequences in different aspects of the person's life.

3. Symptoms are seen in at least two of the following areas:

--Thoughts (ways of looking at the world, thinking about self or others, and interacting)

--Emotions (appropriateness, intensity, and range of emotional functioning)

--Interpersonal Functioning (relationships and interpersonal skills)

--Impulse Control


* Chances are, it is a matter of these three things: low self-esteem, getting stuck in a 'comfort zone' and co-dependency (putting others needs before your own).

Answer 3

It sounds like you are extremely anxious and some people might label your caring so intensely as a form of "obsessive-compulsive" disorder.... but I'm not into those kinds of labels, myself.

If you are sincerely wanting to relax and let go of this sort of anxious 'insecurity', you might want to learn Emotional Freedom Technique... it's a way to overcome the blocks that trauma and negative experiences can introduce into one's life early on....easy to learn and apply, and you can download a free "Get Started Package" at http://tinyurl.com/yh5zhu

All the best, and Happy New Year!

Answer 4

Not at all, in fact its a natural process of the ego to want to please. The dont care factor is also there to balance things in the mind.

However, should an imbalance occur then an individual could develop any one or a combination of phobias (see below & take your pick)

PHOBIAS:

Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society
Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia)
Katagelophobia- Fear of ridicule
Mastigophobia- Fear of punishment
Monophobia- Fear of solitude or being alone
Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything
Atychiphobia: Fear of failure
Kakorrhaphiophobia: Fear of failure or defeat
Paralipophobia: Fear of responsibility. Fear of neglect of responsibility

Should a person "allow" this phobia to consume them then this can develop into an illness. Exactly what illness, is yet to be determined and would be attributed by many factors i.e. upbringing, environment, phobias etc

Conditions:

Paranoia
Schizophrenia
(to name a few)

What is deeply concerning here is that it appears you've already accepted you have a "psychological disorder" because what you're asking is for us to "name it".

My advice to you is to not allow this phobia to consume you but to fight it BEFORE its to late. Seek professional help if neccesary

Answer 5

well it's not a psychological disorder. it's a personal state in which you find yourself unbalanced, always looking outward for approval, self-worth etc. this is actually a trait of codependency: when one relies too much upon others, or has others rely too much on them, and has trouble being their own person.
google codependency, codependents anonymous.
also if you're into reading about these things:look into the books by an author named alice bailey.

Answer 6

I don't think so. i've always just been told i have self-esteem and self confidence issues. That's more so to be the cause.

Answer 7

basically we call it normal because most people do that (including myself). but i think that you should control it for getting better results and higher self-esteem

Answer 8

No, it is more of a self-esteem problem.