You don’t need to use words to express yourself, all the time we talk to our gestures, postures and expressions on the face, the body language of the feeling of inferiority is a good example, although we try to hide it, there are many ways to tell our body that we have a bad idea of ourselves.
The body language of the feeling of inferiority has a significant social impact. We can all interpret bodily messages, even if we haven’t read anything about them. However, this interpretation occurs on the unconscious plane, but still largely determines how to see and relate to others.
“No one can make us feel inferior without our consent. ” Eleanor Roosevelt?
That is, the body language of the feeling of inferiority makes others perceive it as a person who does not love himself, the effect of this is that behaviors that match the image of impoverishment that you project will be activated, people will perceive you as inferior and act accordingly.
But how is this language of those who feel inferior, then we will talk about some of the actions that represent it.
Instinctively, all animals tend to try to get smaller or bigger when they feel disadvantaged, most commonly they shudder and find a way to become small so as not to be seen, however, the peacock, for example, spreads its plumage to look larger when it feels that it is facing something that threatens it.
Humans do something similar. This narrowing is seen as a “shrinkage”, that is, an attempt to become similar to the closed hull itself. It is a typical gesture of the body language of the feeling of inferiority.
It manifests itself mainly in a twist. The body rests on itself when walking or sitting, this inclination is visible, although it only manifests itself in the head, in fact, the famous act of obedience is a conscious way of bowing to someone considered superior.
In parallel with the shrink gesture and as a reinforcement of it, it is also common for those who feel inferior to look for ways to create shields to isolate or protect their bodies, it is a way of expressing a defensive attitude, self-protection and delimitation of territory, which implies a strong feeling of inferiority.
Usually, the arms and legs are crossed. Crossing your arms at chest height puts a defensive barrier in front of each other, crossing your legs, in turn, fulfilling the function of decay and closure on yourself, which clearly indicates the intention to protect yourself from something or someone who is supposed to be more powerful.
When what prevails is a feeling of inferiority, the person feels that he has to sneak into the world; that is, try not to draw attention, go unnoticed and not to anyone with your presence. A person who feels inadequate often assumes that he or she is not comfortable just being there, in short, tries to go unnoticed, because being seen or heard generates feelings of shame.
From the point of view of the body language of the feeling of inferiority, all this is manifested by an insistent tendency to make short movements, people walk in small steps, make small movements with their hands, say short sentences, all this fulfills the function of reducing the effect of your presence.
Psychologist Amy Cuddy, author of the book “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are,” says that science has detected a very interesting phenomenon: the posture we take significantly influences what we feel and think, and so does the opposite. If we adopt lower body language, we’ll feel lower.
Cuddy proposes to do the opposite. She says that in a time of self-confidence or insecurity, powerful body language must be adopted, depending on your approach, it only takes two minutes for ideas that cross your mind to begin to change.
So, in times of stress or fear, it’s a good idea to change our body posture, Buddy advises us to stand up and rest our fingers on a table with our heads up and our backs straight, according to her, this position will increase testosterone. , and with this a sense of empowerment appears.