The Truman Show Syndrome

 

         The new syndrome described in an article "Truman Show Syndrome" by Colin Lecher, where some people imagine being watched by government spies all the time like the movie on the "The Truman Show" demonstrates that  the security and technology used control citizens in The United States has changed the way people think for the worst.

         The United States government has made many restriction and taken controls to allow people to get into the Country. Authorities ask for many documents to visit or to live in The United States. Also they have developed new technology of security, such as, new electronic detectors, scanners and cameras everywhere. In my experience, before I left my last Country, at the emigration airport, the authorities asked to us to take off our shoes, jackets, belts and empty our pockets as too. That made me feel a little bit annoyed. Also, I saw some passengers very worried talking each other what it was happening there and why they had to take clothes off. I realized that some of them were feeling paranoia, may be because it was the first time they left their Country and they imagined something bad was happening at the airport at that time. However, I had to understand that uncomfortable situation was necessary for my security and for the passengers too.

         When people want to go out to do their daily activities they percive are being watched in public and private places such, streets, libraries, schools, museums, theaters, and public transportation. People in common like to go out with friends to a restaurant to share a dinner and they are being watched through the way by cameras everywhere even into the restaurant. Nowadays they do not live normally go out to some place else and fell that the security is the worst.

         Our world is full of insecurity and violence and our governments have to deal with them. Some people feel paranoia when they watch news and those are about crimes, war and terrorism every day. Some people are flooded of bad news by different source such as, internet, television, newspaper, and magazines.  Bad news make people feel paranoia and they act according to the source of advertisement that it feeds to them. Although people know that violence is everywhere, their minds imagine unreal things more than what actually really is. Paranoia, becomes some people unstable to think normally, they feel the violence, insecurity, criminals are coming and knocking on their doors soon.

 

         The government of The United States has to realize the technology security system are not  working as they wanted and people feel paranoia and the way to think for the worst. The United States has to be more organized to prevent terrorism. This country is a permanent target for terrorism. People want to feel that they are living in a safe Country. They still wake up and feel paranoia and insecurity around them in this apparently big reality show.