Thanks. Reading your post, I am like yes, yes, yes. Especially as parent, I see it happen before my eyes. And have relatives (lol) like most all of us. Another thing I wanted to add is to have these as general discussions among friends and family and anyone within our circle it is suitable to discuss with. Rather than only after a personal event in our lives has occurred.Great post.
Somewhere along the line, people seem to have lost their coping skills / impulse control to deal with all life's ups & downs. Everyone has crisis in their life at some point.
We seem to be living in this fake world , where what counts, is how may likes you get on social media etc. Your perceived image to the world. People don't seem to talk to each other anymore, it's all thru screens where you can basically be whatever you want.
In my line of work, I see young kids, teens & adults react impulsively to the most benign situations ( ie someone didn't text them back etc, it's often about social media ) & they can do really stupid things " in the moment" that can be life altering.
I also think alot of people think that are entitled & are so self centred & self absorbed that they don't have any empathy for fellow human beings..........I've noticed this more since Covid in my work ( eg person next to them can be trying very hard to die, while we are trying very hard to save them & all the other patient & their family are worried about is that I didn't get them a warm blanket / cup of tea / sandwich etc ) Obviously not all, but a hell of alot.........
Than there is the many people who have a personality disorder/s, who seem to wear this diagnosis like a badge of honour
I don't have the answers, but simply talking to people & being involved in their life would be a start.
All IMO
Ted talk over
I also want to make an important update to my post. I did go to the Mardi Gras with my pre-teen and when I talked about the police in the parade and referenced the case, she expressed fear about cops so I had to reassure her and it made me realize that I had to back off as she's not emotionally ready. I don't want to give anyone the wrong impression. Parenting is a learning curve. I understand discussion of news items is a personal family decision too.