Why is everybody going crazy?

If you have not noticed recently, a lot of news has been showing us repeated footage of numerous people acting just… odd? Sometimes erratic, often unpredictable, and mainly just hair-triggered. What is it that is going through people minds these days and why are people going so damn crazy? Let’s explore some reasons.

Isolation

Isolation is something only a select few people can handle. You may hear of people who say they like be alone and they enjoy staying in instead of going out but by most accounts they would be lying. Humans are social by nature and the longer you keep a person isolated from human contact their stress levels will increase significantly.

This is in part of our instinct to be part of a group, not just for social reasons but for survival. Isolation in nature is usually a death sentence and although we humans have adapted, that instinct will always be present in our minds.

Increased Visibility

Less people are going out, travelling, and generally in areas of large crowds. Covid changed the type of foot traffic usually seen. That established, it has made it easier to spot somebody who is acting crazy. The areas of high-volume traffic are also more deserted which makes it easier for somebody crazy to spot you too. It would be safe to think that these people were never of sound mind so there is no reason to assume that just because you see them now its because they have changed recently, they are just more visible now.

Control

This sounds a bit contradictory but sometimes the best way to gain control of your live is to go a bit crazy. The mind is not as much of a mystery as most people think it is. When life seems like it is spiraling out of control people will lose it and become a mental time bomb ready to release all the stress, anger, and general unrest within it. Acting out is an outlet for the mental energy that is in excess and whether its justified or not, it is needed.

When people let go and scream, shout, or kick and scream it is a method of control in that moment. Right then and there all actions are actions they are taking, and, in their mind, they don’t give a damn about what society things, because society is no longer in control, but they are.

Leftist Extremism

This is a bit of an interesting angle that has come out more recently. With protests, masks, and conspiracy theories, the left wing in society have caused a situation where you must decide, and there isn’t the usual room for debate. In the best of times during political disagreement, two side can come together to duke it out verbally, expressing their opinions, feelings, and values. However as of recent, left-wing group have been working aggressively to change that type of system. What we get from this is less opportunity to have a middle ground.

When you have disagreements these days, a lot of people who are not on the left-wing of the spectrum are being accused of being full on right-wingers. The way a left-winger treats somebody pushes them from a more moderate/reasonable view to a more extremist one, or most often in the opposite direction of what is beneficial to society as a whole. This can make people start to believe in their new extremist value it and start acting on those values and can create very unstable individuals.

Lack of leadership

It is not just you, there is complete lack of leadership across all industries, countries, and organizations. With lack of leadership comes confusion and anger. Society usually benefits from leadership as there are often less leaders than there are followers. Without leadership however people will either enter a dog-eat-dog state or just go on their own way following their own rules.

What you are starting to see is what happens when nobody has any type of control or influence. With the World Health Organization discredited, world governments guessing, and businesses dealing with unprecedented situations, it increases stress on people with the uncertainty of their own future. Uncertainty creates an atmosphere of fear and fear causes people to start acting irrationally.

Media Contradictions

People tend to soak up information very quickly, and with the accelerated platforms that delivery new news almost minute by minute, it can cause people to become overloaded. If you have ever opened up your food delivery app and just couldn’t decide on what to eat, keep switching back and forth, and then just give up then you have experienced what the media does to the mass population daily.

Many people have been overloaded with contradictory stories, so it makes it hard to know who to trust and what not to believe. In turn many have basically made up their own stories because when it comes down to it, you can trust yourself…right? Most people are poor storytellers so what people are believing makes them appear crazy, because we are not a believer of their story and we may be the antagonist of it too.

So what next?

Overall, it’s a mad world out there. People are going crazy, its not just you. While some are more justifiable its important that you keep you own sanity. Use this time to keep being productive and active. An idle mind is the devil’s workshop. Remember that sanity seems to be in low supply these days, so try and hoard your own.