Ukungcungcuthekiswa Luloyiko Olugqithiseleyo
“Ngokufuthi uloyiko olugqithiseleyo luye lwaba yinto yokuhlekisa. Kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo asiyonto ‘yokuhlekisa.’”—UJerilyn Ross, umalathisi weziko lokunyanga izigulo ezibangelwa lixhala
IGAMA elithi “uloyiko olugqithiseleyo” libhekisela kuloyiko olukhulu, ukoyika into ethile, isiganeko okanye iimvakalelo ezithile ngokungekho ngqiqweni. Kodwa ingcaciso iyodwa ayinakulucacisa uloyiko nobulolo obubangelwe yile meko. URaeann Dumont, oye wanyanga abantu abanoloyiko olugqithiseleyo ngaphezu kwamashumi amabini eminyaka, uthi: “Abantu abanoloyiko olugqithiseleyo basenokuphepha iimeko ezininzi bade bazibophelele ngokuhlala endlwini, okanye basenokuphila benexhala elingapheliyo ngalo lonke ixesha, okanye basenokuphelisa ixhala labo ngotywala, nto leyo enokubangela iingxaki ezongezelelekileyo.”
Uloyiko olugqithiseleyo lubalwa phakathi kweqela lezigulo ezibangelwa lixhala.a Kuqikelelwa ukuba i-12 ekhulwini labantu abadala eUnited States baya kuhlangabezana noloyiko olugqithiseleyo ebudeni bobomi babo. Uninzi lwaba baya kukugcina ngaphakathi oku kangangeminyaka. IAnxiety Disorders Association of America ithi: “Ngelishwa, abantu abamalunga nabathathu kwabane abanoloyiko olugqhithiseleyo abaze bafumane uncedo. Uninzi lwabantu abanoloyiko olugqithiseleyo bayonqena ukufuna uncedo ngenxa yokuphoxeka. Abanye abayiqondi into abanayo okanye abazi apho bangafumana khona uncedo, yaye abanye boyika nonyango ngokwalo.”
Zininzi gqitha izinto ezibangela uloyiko olugqithiseleyo, kodwa iingcali ngokuqhelekileyo zizidwelisa zibe ziindidi ezintathu. Uloyiko olugqithiseleyo lwezinto eziqhelekileyo olubangelwa yinto okanye yimeko ethile, enjengezinambuzane, izilwanyana, ukukhwela inqwelo-moya kwanokuba kwiindawo ezivalekileyo. Ngokuqhelekileyo ukoyika indawo ethile ngokugqithiseleyo kwenzeka xa ubani ehlaselwe lixhala. Lowo unale ngxaki woyika ukuba ahlaselwe lixhala kangangokuba uyaziphepha zonke iindawo kwaneemeko aye woyika kuzo. Ukoyika abantu ngokugqithiseleyo kubangelwa kukoyika ukuphoxeka kwindawo enabantu abaninzi, njengokuthetha phambi kwabantu.
Khawucinge nje ngenye yezi ntlobo zintathu—ukoyika abantu ngokugqithiseleyo. IThe Washingtonian ithi: “Kwanokuba uzidibanisa zonke iindidi eziqhelekileyo zoloyiko olugqithiseleyo, njengokoyika iinyoka okanye ukukhwela inqwelo-moya, azifiki nokufika kwiindlela ukoyika abantu ngokugqithiseleyo okubangela inkxwaleko ngayo.” Ngaba oku kuyinyaniso ngokwenene? Ukuba kunjalo, ngoba? Makhe sibone.
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a Ezinye izigulo ezibangelwa lixhala ziquka isigulo sokuphakuzela, isigulo sokukhotyokiswa yinto ethile, isigulo sasemva kwentlekele kwanesigulo esiqhelekileyo esibangelwa lixhala. Ukuze ufumane inkcazelo engakumbi, bona uVukani! (wesiNgesi) kaFebruwari 8, 1996, “Ukukhotyokiswa Yinto Ethile—Ngaba Kulawula Ubomi Bakho?” nelikaJuni 8, 1996, “Ukuhlangabezana Nokuhlaselwa Lixhala.”