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Here's my editorial. It's about being alone and stuff. Yey!
Clandestine
By: Golden Calf Disco
Humans are very sociable creatures. Let's face it, no man is an island. Every single person has some kind of inner drive to be sociable. Everyone wants to be acknowledged as at least simply 'being there'. However, the question remains the same throughout, why? Why do we seek to communicate with others constantly? The answer is quite obvious, but also well hidden within the human psyche. One must analyze constantly behaviors of peoples' relationships and communications to truly grasp this concept. At times, one may experience a feeling of being alone even though perhaps people surround him or her. This is due to the overwhelming need to socialize. I believe that the need to socialize is caused by fear. Not a fear of something physical, but perhaps something more along the lines of metaphysical. People are all afraid of being alone. For many, nothing can suppress this fear except socializing. The fear of being alone is what causes stress for most of us today. To release this stress some may choose physical activity with others and some may choose to 'socialize with themselves' by playing a video game or viewing a television show. Those that choose to find solace in solitude are often morbidly inclined individuals. These individuals have often times been hurt through methods of socializing. Either they've been hurt by someone, or have seen somebody get hurt. These people are picked on and abused verbally as children. One who is the victim of this 'abuse' generally strives to maintain all otherwise socially acceptable thoughts to oneself. Sometimes people become so morbidly inclined that they seek to hurt themselves physically. This is because they need the attention. The person was unable to receive attention through positive means so therefore the result is that this person resorted to violent negative means to acquire attention. We all need attention to satisfy our fear of being alone. There is some kind of hidden drive within all of us that desires to be sociable, which then in turn leads to attention. However, one person's drive may be more or less due to circumstances. What really matters is the method of which you choose to handle the situations that life may hand to you to deal with. If you feel sad and depressed just remember that you are alone, and you will always be alone. No matter how hard you try, all your attempts are futile.
Clandestine
By: Golden Calf Disco
Humans are very sociable creatures. Let's face it, no man is an island. Every single person has some kind of inner drive to be sociable. Everyone wants to be acknowledged as at least simply 'being there'. However, the question remains the same throughout, why? Why do we seek to communicate with others constantly? The answer is quite obvious, but also well hidden within the human psyche. One must analyze constantly behaviors of peoples' relationships and communications to truly grasp this concept. At times, one may experience a feeling of being alone even though perhaps people surround him or her. This is due to the overwhelming need to socialize. I believe that the need to socialize is caused by fear. Not a fear of something physical, but perhaps something more along the lines of metaphysical. People are all afraid of being alone. For many, nothing can suppress this fear except socializing. The fear of being alone is what causes stress for most of us today. To release this stress some may choose physical activity with others and some may choose to 'socialize with themselves' by playing a video game or viewing a television show. Those that choose to find solace in solitude are often morbidly inclined individuals. These individuals have often times been hurt through methods of socializing. Either they've been hurt by someone, or have seen somebody get hurt. These people are picked on and abused verbally as children. One who is the victim of this 'abuse' generally strives to maintain all otherwise socially acceptable thoughts to oneself. Sometimes people become so morbidly inclined that they seek to hurt themselves physically. This is because they need the attention. The person was unable to receive attention through positive means so therefore the result is that this person resorted to violent negative means to acquire attention. We all need attention to satisfy our fear of being alone. There is some kind of hidden drive within all of us that desires to be sociable, which then in turn leads to attention. However, one person's drive may be more or less due to circumstances. What really matters is the method of which you choose to handle the situations that life may hand to you to deal with. If you feel sad and depressed just remember that you are alone, and you will always be alone. No matter how hard you try, all your attempts are futile.
