Social hyperscanning
Social hyperscanning is the excessive monitoring of other people's facial expressions, tone, gestures, and reactions for signals of judgment or threat.
Definition
This is a practical concept describing a state of increased social vigilance. It may appear after experiences of rejection, criticism, violence, social anxiety or a high need for acceptance. The ability to read social cues is valuable, but excessive scanning exhausts attention and easily leads to overinterpretation.
Key ideas
Missing key ideas.
Practice and life
In a conversation, notice the moment when you start to analyze each micro-signal. Return to the three anchors: content of the conversation, breath, own intention.
Common misunderstanding
It is a mistake to consider any change in tone or facial expression as a message about yourself. People react for many reasons that cannot be seen from the outside.
Questions for self-reflection
No questions for self-reflection.
Sources
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