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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
We seem to think a like. What can we do to stop this kind of idiotic violence?
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Probably so. What can we do? Your guess is as good as mine.
To sensitive people, like us, we just can't understand the perceived upturn in everyday violence in our world.
The sensitive nervous systems of the highly sensitive people mean that they have strong emotions and empathetic natures. Their desire for deep conversation can be uncomfortable to non-highly sensitive folks.
Highly sensitive people are generally intuitive and introverted so generally fall in the categories of counselors or helping in some manner or other.
Many highly sensitive people are very sensitive to all forms of energy: electromagnetic, interpersonal etc. but I won't get into that here.
Obviously, we would not
understand why some feel the need to bully or backstab. No pun intended.
The importance of realizing one is sensitive also has to do with creating a sense of independence that buffers one against societal pressures toward conformity.
Highly sensitive people tend to be terrible at small talk and unfortunately not everyone else is necessarily interested in discussing the meaning of life.
In addition, because sensitive folks are holistic rather than adversarial, they are generally not particularly interested in competition, which eliminates a lot of common ground with the rest of the world.
Sensitives are often internally rather than externally driven which means that they often feel they are different. Since our educational and economic systems often value competitive over collaborative pursuits, sensitives can think that there is something wrong with them early in life when in fact there isn't. It can take considerable effort, encouragement, and support to overcome early negative feedback.
Sensitives are often visionary and are able to enlarge us with their capacity to see our greater potential. Sensitives cannot really assimilate into an economic system so different from them. Through their vision and conscientiousness they can, however, help us evolve.
My take on all of this is that everyone is different which is refreshing, if truth be told. We can't all fit into the same mold or become clones of what is expected of us.
Thus, tolerance and understanding of those who are different is key.
The boy's parents were totally in shock as to his outburst and attack. Perhaps more will come out eventually, but all we've heard is that he was an o.k. kid in school and had friends, etc. Without knowing for sure, I wonder if he was on any prescribed meds?
Also, although my husband and I do follow Kevin Bacon in the t.v. show "THE FOLLOWING" , we would never do any of the things depicted in that show, thus it doesn't change us one bit.............however, every week I wonder if young folks are being influenced by all of this television blood and gore. In a recent show there was a lot of knife cutting, stabbing, etc. To an impressionable youth, who knows if it affects their actions......"if" they are slightly off balance (unbeknownst to the parents and school counselors).