Ukukhathazeka njalo ngokuvamile akubonakali njengento engathi sína kubantu bangaphandle. Kwanele nje “ukuzihlanganisa” futhi “ungakhathazeki ngezinto ezincane,” bacabanga kanjalo. Ngeshwa, ngezinye izikhathi injabulo engenangqondo iba yinkinga enkulu, futhi kumuntu othambekele kukho, akukho lutho olunzima ukwedlula "ukuzola nje."
Emhlabeni, abesifazane bavame ukuthinteka kakhulu yizinkinga zokukhathazeka, kanye nentsha engaphansi kweminyaka engama-35 ubudala. Bavame ukuphawula: ukukhathazeka ngaphandle kwesizathu esithile, ukuhlaselwa kokwesaba okukhulu (ukuhlaselwa ukwethuka), imicabango ecindezelayo, ukuqeda lapho kudingekile ukwenza amasiko athile, i-social phobia (ukwesaba ukuxhumana) nezinhlobo ezahlukene ze-phobias, njengokwesaba izindawo ezivulekile (agoraphobia) noma ezivaliwe (claustrophobia).
Kodwa ukusabalala kwazo zonke lezi zifo emazweni ahlukene kuhlukile. Ongoti bengqondo baseNyuvesi yaseCambridge (UK), eholwa ngu-Olivia Remes, bathole ukuthi babalelwa ku-7,7% abantu baseNyakatho Melika, eNyakatho Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi bahlushwa wukukhathazeka. EMpumalanga Asia - 2,8%.
Ngokwesilinganiso, cishe i-4% yabantu ikhononda ngezinkinga zokukhathazeka emhlabeni wonke.
U-Olivia Remes uthi: “Asazi kahle-hle ukuthi kungani abesifazane bethambekele kakhudlwana ekubeni nezinkinga zokukhathazeka, mhlawumbe ngenxa yomehluko wezinzwa nama-hormone phakathi kobulili. “Iqhaza elivamile labesifazane bekulokhu kuwukunakekela izingane, ngakho ukuthambekela kwabo kokukhathazeka kuyafaneleka.
Abesifazane nabo maningi amathuba okuba baphendule ngokomzwelo ezinkingeni ezivelayo nobunzima. Bavame ukulengiswa ekucabangeni ngesimo samanje, esivusa ukukhathazeka, kuyilapho amadoda evame ukukhetha ukuxazulula izinkinga ngezenzo ezisebenzayo.
Ngokuqondene nentsha engaphansi kweminyaka engu-35, kungenzeka ukuthi ukuthambekela kwabo kokukhathazeka kuchaza ijubane eliphezulu lokuphila kwesimanje kanye nokuhlukunyezwa kwezingosi zokuxhumana.