Then I sat and I came to the conclusion that yes, times are more demanding now, we are living a more fast-paced venture, we as humans are crueler, less compassionate and kind. Which can lead to more emotional traumas in our lives? Look at depression and suicide rates that have skyrocketed because societal views have had a drastic change, we no longer live in a kind and friendly environment but more like a hostile one where the rule book of kindness is thrown out the window. Yes, okay, You can speak your mind there is no crime against that, 21st century and all we have progressed but what have we really progressed to, our possibilities and extending a hand to those in need used to be endless but the selfishness that has derived again from the corrupt view of society has led humanity down a more hateful path. So yes, with much analysis it is now considered human to be emotionally unstable. After all, newer generations are not taught to have a backbone and to take a hit but to refer to the constant fight, If someone says something mean instead of standing your ground and having a conversation, many results to the physical violence, ending in more emotional trauma.
I believe that it is all in the way that we see ourselves and how others treat us, if we are taught to act a certain way, that is how we behave. A lot of parents do not realize children see and children do, they are impressionable. Parents are the teachers and leaving a mark on a child from your actions can lead them to be the opposite of what you have tried to teach. For example, if you tell your child that he or she should not fight, because it is wrong but you end up in a fight with someone over something petty. Your child's mind has erased what you have told them because what they see is what they do. That is without taking into account that when they are older their peers will be a big influence and peer pressure can win because as I just said, what they see is what they do and teenagers are natural rebels.
As humans have evolved we have gone from the stable class to the fast-paced unstable beings and that is okay, it's just a step up and a new thing to learn when to have emotions and when to turn the emotions off. Trauma is the main cause of emotional instability and it's imperative in the healing process that resilience is learned, in the resilience process a human who becomes devoid of all emotions can find themselves or an improved state of themselves. I want you all to know that there will always be tough times and the cycle will keep repeating because we are all hamsters on a wheel, constantly turning but after all the hardship and the trauma, you can land back on your feet. You can learn resilience you can break through and you can be human once more. Next time things go south and you feel like hope is lost remember that it is okay to be emotionally unstable because for humans that is the new normal.
Thanks, Maddie
