Kamo da lamang, yay ako labot. We hear this statement from people who do not want to take part in a group’s effort to accomplish something. The reason why these individuals detach themselves from taking up responsibility is FEAR. You see, most of them are the ones who are fond of criticizing others. They do not take action since they fear they might commit mistakes and they will be the object of criticisms from others. They want to preserve their egos by doing nothing and sound like experts through their criticisms but in truth their insecurity is clouding over reason.
Hypengyophobia is the irrational fear of responsibility. Someone suffering from this condition can expect to experience a very high amount of anxiety from merely thinking of responsibility, let alone actually being responsible. Someone suffering from hypengyophobia may find themselves avoiding that which they fear. They may take this to the extreme by ensuring that they cannot be exposed to responsibility in any way. For example, someone with this condition may refuse to take on any responsibilities of any kind. Such excessive worry and irrational thinking is likely to be one of the main causes of their mental anguish (psychtimes.com).
Reflective persons may notice their recurring avoidance of doing their part that they take actions to solve the problem by allowing themselves to collaborate with others. But the worse types, those who feign superiority will continue to put up a façade of strength to the point that they even encounter conflicts since they protect their egos by finding a scapegoat – someone who will take the blame to divert the attention from their deficits.
They may also fear competition, especially the potential elements of loss of closeness and failure that can come with the experience of competition. For many people with the fear of responsibility, the fear of being at odds or against someone and the fear of doing worse than other people can, could, would or will do is enough to make them avoid taking responsibility for something altogether (Teal Swan).
People fear the unknown because it’s unclear, but if they knew what was expected of them then they’d be able to ascertain what skills they need relative to what skills they already have. Having clarity is an important step in the right direction. Yet, even with the clear terms of reference and roles, these people close their minds and indulge to their fears. They even sacrifice relationships just to “protect” themselves from exposing to the risk of committing mistakes.
Blame culture is defined by David Wilkinson at Oxford as an environment where people or teams are singled out for blame and criticism – a situation that can lead to decreased job satisfaction, higher levels of staff turnover, a reduction in work engagement and productivity, and decreased innovation and creativity. According to Naresh Khatri at the University of Missouri, blame culture damps down willingness to take risks, a necessary part of innovation and creativity.
The blame culture also discourages individuals from taking responsibility because of fear of criticism or punishment. Alessandra Gorini and colleagues at the University of Milan asked 249 healthcare providers to express their fear of blame and/or punishment if they made a medical error. Practitioners at all levels feared being blamed – even more than they feared punishment.
If these concepts prevail (Hypengyophobia and blame culture), productivity and the capacity to serve will be hampered. But the worse part would be the cascading of conflict to others because of selfish intentions.
William Runciman, an anaesthetist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, encourages us to consider the difference between blameworthy behaviors – those that must be reported to ensure proper regulation of professional behavior and maintain trust – and inevitable human error. If it’s the latter, blame is unhelpful (The Daily Telegraph, 2021).
Afraid of taking responsibility is often seen among people who are under confident. However, there are several reasons why people are afraid of taking responsibility. One of the biggest reasons is laziness. Laziness somehow kills a person's interest and hope to do something in life and that is when that person tries to lose all his responsibility (Swarnali, 2017).
People are quick to blame themselves for failure. But by not doing something because you’re afraid to get started isn’t going to help you grow.
These are modern times. The deeper understanding of the self is needed for us to become contributors NOT part of the problem. Self-assessment and self-growth are two things deemed necessary for us to have a meaningful life.
If not, we simply exist and fail to reach our full potentials.
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