When people reach the point of self-termination they have already alienated themselves from those who love and care for them. This alienation is not always outwardly obvious and is difficult to detect in some people. It is however, easily detectable in a socially active person. Someone who usually thrives in social settings and then suddenly becomes withdrawn should raise a whole host of red-flags. Likewise just because someone alienates themselves from their friends does not instantly mean they are planning self-termination either. Alienation is also a strong tell that evildoers portray just prior to and for a short time after an act of violence.
Awareness of what is going on in your own social circles and reacting accordingly can help thwart a friend’s head-first dive into depression. Being aware can also help divert random or planned acts of violence that could happen around you. No one can teach you how to be aware of what is going on around you and no one can teach you how to pay attention to the small things your friends are saying and doing; it is either obvious to you or you are oblivious to it, one of the two.
Society is rapidly changing into a level of all knowing awareness and this too is causing people to alienate themselves from others. This style of alienation is usually very blatant and the persons are very animated about their alienation and why. This social awareness is known to some as government intrusion, which is only a partial truth. Yes the government at all levels may pass laws requiring this store or that restaurant to have surveillance cameras installed because of some city or state ordinance for a reason that appears to be highly valid, but is it really valid? While the validity of the intrusion is in question, the acceptance of it is already widespread and cannot be stopped. Everything you post on your personal web site is just the batter that you mix to bake the cake, the icing is all of the cameras, audio recorders and GPS tracking devices that we willing carry around with us that are imbedded in our must have electronic devices. The people who disregard this information as a personal intrusion of their freedoms have already alienated themselves from the truth. They will also be among the first persons to accept further intrusions into their lives which will hamper the freedoms of others and cause even more people to alienate from normal society.
With all of this being said, using your God given senses to be aware of what is going on around you can save your life or the life of someone you love insurmountably quicker than some electronic device can. All of the information collected electronically has to be processed by someone or some other electronic device and is more often than not used as evidence after the fact instead of a means of prevention. Your personal senses only need to be processed by you and you can react at the speed of thought to any given internal alarm. If you are not active in the lives of those around you, then today is as good a day as any to start. Do not let yourself or your friends become alienated from society. I will be one of the first persons to admit I very much enjoy my secluded lifestyle, but seclusion and alienation are two entirely different things. In my seclusion, I am loved, I have friends, I attend social events and most of all I enjoy living my life. If I were alienated I would enjoy none of those things. Do what you can to keep those you care about from alienating themselves from society. If you observe the signs and symptoms of a friend attempting to alienate from the persons who care about them, then step in and offer some words of support or encouragement to assist them. Help them understand that you are there because you care and that you will not allow them to become alienated. If you witness these signs in a friend or loved one and do nothing and they go on to become one of my prospects or worse self-terminate, then you will become the one who is alienated and I may be calling on you next.
Awareness of what is going on in your own social circles and reacting accordingly can help thwart a friend’s head-first dive into depression. Being aware can also help divert random or planned acts of violence that could happen around you. No one can teach you how to be aware of what is going on around you and no one can teach you how to pay attention to the small things your friends are saying and doing; it is either obvious to you or you are oblivious to it, one of the two.
Society is rapidly changing into a level of all knowing awareness and this too is causing people to alienate themselves from others. This style of alienation is usually very blatant and the persons are very animated about their alienation and why. This social awareness is known to some as government intrusion, which is only a partial truth. Yes the government at all levels may pass laws requiring this store or that restaurant to have surveillance cameras installed because of some city or state ordinance for a reason that appears to be highly valid, but is it really valid? While the validity of the intrusion is in question, the acceptance of it is already widespread and cannot be stopped. Everything you post on your personal web site is just the batter that you mix to bake the cake, the icing is all of the cameras, audio recorders and GPS tracking devices that we willing carry around with us that are imbedded in our must have electronic devices. The people who disregard this information as a personal intrusion of their freedoms have already alienated themselves from the truth. They will also be among the first persons to accept further intrusions into their lives which will hamper the freedoms of others and cause even more people to alienate from normal society.
With all of this being said, using your God given senses to be aware of what is going on around you can save your life or the life of someone you love insurmountably quicker than some electronic device can. All of the information collected electronically has to be processed by someone or some other electronic device and is more often than not used as evidence after the fact instead of a means of prevention. Your personal senses only need to be processed by you and you can react at the speed of thought to any given internal alarm. If you are not active in the lives of those around you, then today is as good a day as any to start. Do not let yourself or your friends become alienated from society. I will be one of the first persons to admit I very much enjoy my secluded lifestyle, but seclusion and alienation are two entirely different things. In my seclusion, I am loved, I have friends, I attend social events and most of all I enjoy living my life. If I were alienated I would enjoy none of those things. Do what you can to keep those you care about from alienating themselves from society. If you observe the signs and symptoms of a friend attempting to alienate from the persons who care about them, then step in and offer some words of support or encouragement to assist them. Help them understand that you are there because you care and that you will not allow them to become alienated. If you witness these signs in a friend or loved one and do nothing and they go on to become one of my prospects or worse self-terminate, then you will become the one who is alienated and I may be calling on you next.