Administrative Phobia: How To Get Rid Of It For Good?

What are the causes of administrative phobia?

Symbolizing a state of anxiety caused by administrative tasks and a great reluctance to deal with them, administrative phobia has never been recognized as a real phobia 🤔.

In fact, administrative phobia “is just one” consequence of another problem. It may be a generalized anxiety state or other psychological disorder. Some people even have traumas linked to situations that have left their mark, such as a tax audit, negative financial consequences, etc. It can also affect people with major insecurities and a lack of self-confidence, who are afraid of doing the wrong thing.

👉 In other cases, it can also be a way of rebelling against the established order. They therefore want to escape obligations and/or refuse to force themselves into a boring activity that’s not worthy of their interest.

The symptoms of administrative phobia?

This phobia is often confused with procrastination, also known as putting things off. But having a phobia isn’t about putting things off, it’s about simply ignoring them. So how can you tell the difference between administrative phobia and procrastination? Here are a few things to bear in mind when you have an administrative phobia:

• You opt for an avoidance strategy by never opening your letterbox or emails, for fear of finding important documents.
• Even if you can get a refund, you throw in the towel. Your anxiety is too great. If you have a dentist’s bill to send to your health insurance company, you’d rather pay 40 euros for a cavity than buy a stamp and go to the post office.
• You need to cancel a number of memberships, such as the gym you never go to, but you’re sick to your stomach at the thought that you’ll have to collect a lot of documents to do this.
• You have papers all over your house. It’s impossible to find anything, there’s paper in the kitchen, in the study, in the living room... You’re on the verge of Diogenes syndrome.
• After numerous late payments, the reminders and/or salary deductions ring a bell...
• You don’t like filling in documents and do everything you can to avoid this stage, whether on paper or even digitally.

👋 You may be interested in this article: What are the 10 most unusual phobias?

How to overcome administrative phobia?

It’s never easy to change behavior that you find problematic. Identifying and recognizing it is already a big part of the process. However, to combat administrative phobia, you’ll need to do a number of things, such as:

• Choosing the right time: it’s best to carry out your administrative tasks in a quiet place that’s conducive to concentration. You need to feel motivated!
• Prioritize your tasks: don’t do everything at once. Do it a little at a time to avoid getting disheartened. Don’t hesitate to take a break after each task.
• Open your envelopes as you go: don’t wait for the mail to pile up! Open the envelopes one by one and make a note of the various deadlines on a to-do list or calendar. This will give you an overview of what needs to be done.

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