世界节假日博览 第115期:国际恐慌日

Are you a panic? Do you panic easily? Are you ever in a blind panic? Do you suffer from panic attacks? If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes’, then there is a special day for you. June 18 is International Panic Day. It is a day when it is OK to be worried and concerned and run around panic-stricken. No one really knows where this day originated, but it seems a good idea to have a day when we can all freak out. Or maybe it’s a day when we tell others not to panic. “Don’t panic. Do NOT hit the panic button. Do not hit panic stations. The world is not about to end!” I’m sure this will calm down your panicking and panicky friends. It is strange that all previous International Panic Days have gone so smoothly.

你曾感到恐慌吗？你很容易惊慌吗？你曾陷入莫名的恐慌吗？你是否患有恐慌症？如果你的答案中有“是”，那么就请笑纳该节日。6月18日为国际恐慌日。在这天里，允许你有忧心忡忡，心慌慌的感觉。没人知道它的起源，但举国“惶惶”还是一个不错的选择。我们还可以告诫人们不要恐慌。“不要恐慌，不要惊慌失措。不要惴惴不安。这还不是世界末日!”这定能缓解朋友的恐慌情绪。令人不解的是，此前的国际恐慌日都过得平平淡淡。


So what is panic, exactly? It is a sudden, uncontrollable fear or anxiety that makes us lose our ability to think normally. Panic takes over our mind and makes us behave in a frightened way. We typically panic in dangerous situations such as earthquakes or at the sound of gunfire. Panic can spread very quickly. We see this where there are large crowds of people and something happens to create panic. Soon there is a stampede, which can be fatal. People also panic if they think they are going to lose money. We read all the time about 'financial’, 'stock market’ and 'economic’ panic. We see people in a panic every day, rushing to meet a deadline or trying to find a lost document on a messy desk. What’s the best way to act in a panic situation?

到底什么是恐慌？它是一种突然性，不可控的恐惧或焦虑感，使我们失去正常思考的能力。恐慌占据我们的内心，让我们表现得战战兢兢。我们尤其会在危险时恐慌，例如地震或突然听到枪响。恐慌感可迅速蔓延。聚众人群在遇突发事件时容易恐慌。并很容易发生致命踩踏。当要遭遇经济损失时，人们也会感到惊慌。我们经常会听到“金融恐慌”、“股票市场恐慌”以及“经济恐慌”。我们每天都会看到恐慌，临近截止日期，或是在乱麻的书桌上寻找丢失的文件。那么在恐慌中，我们的最佳应对策略又应是什么？