Los emotional ties of the new generations They have specific terms. Furthermore, the way they seek, live and end relationships has been totally transformed.
Ghosting, love bombing, breadcumbing y situationship These are some of the expressions used today. Courtship, formality and long-term couples are no longer experienced as before.
Within these definitions that have gained relevance in recent years, there is «ick». Experts in psychology They explain what it means and why this reaction is so common in some people.
«Ick» is one of the most used terms among new generations, just like love bombing and situationship. Photo: Freepik.
What does it mean when someone gives you «ick»?
He Cambridge Dictionary defines this term as «a sudden feeling that you don’t like someone or that you are no longer attracted to them because they did something specific.» The «ick» can appear in front of a person in whom you had a love or sexual interest.
According to the psychologist Chivona Childs of the Cleveland Clinic«it is that unpleasant factor that we feel with people who have done something that turns our stomach or simply causes us internal pain.»
According to psychologist Chivonna Childs, from the Cleveland Clinic, it is “that unpleasant factor that we feel when someone does something that turns our stomach or provokes rejection,” she explains.
«Ick» represents the «disgust» generated by some attitude of another person. Photo: Freepik.The academic journal Journal of Personality and Individual Differences published a study called «Ick: Sensitivity to disgust, narcissism and perfectionism at the thresholds of choosing a partner.
This research exposes some of the most common triggers when someone gives you «ick»:
- A public clumsiness.
- Speaking in a way that is considered «weird»
- Being someone who is «publicly embarrassed.»
- Show attitudes that denote the difference between the real image and the idealized one.
The work also indicates that people with high levels of narcissism and perfectionism they feel “ick” more easily. Furthermore, its authors indicate that women use the term more and link it to greater sensitivity to risks in relationships.
Furthermore, its authors assure that women are more familiar with this term and may be due to their «greater sensitivity to relational risks.»
According to the study, women are more likely to feel «ick» for another person. Photo: Freepik.Childs In addition, when in a relationship much more importance is given to problems that are not decisive, the «ick»which means there is something deeper.
«Maybe you need to take a step back and look at the relationship as it is. Would those issues be deal-breakers in any other relationship? If they weren’t, what’s the real problem?» he asks.
He also adds that «icks «It gives you a reason to end it without having to take responsibility.»
