Nonverbal cues can often be misread, resulting in misunderstandings about individuals with conditions like Parkinson's disease. Symptoms such as facial masking create a lack of expressiveness, making others perceive boredom or sadness, leading to social disconnect. Similarly, soft speech, commonly experienced by Parkinson's patients, can be interpreted as low confidence or disinterest. This phenomenon highlights the challenges faced by individuals as they struggle with communication impacts and the assumptions others make when interpreting their nonverbal signals.
Many health conditions can change how we come across to others. They can shift our facial expression, voice, posture, or movement in ways that have nothing to do with how we actually feel.
Facial masking refers to reduced facial expressiveness caused by changes in muscle control. To observers, this can look like boredom, anger, or sadness.
Parkinson's can lower voice volume and flatten tone. In everyday conversation, this is often mistaken for fatigue, low confidence, or disinterest.
When nonverbal signals don't match expectations, people often assume negative emotions or traits.
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