An Altered State Of Consciousness (ASC)

Q1: An altered state of consciousness (or ASC, for short) can be best defined as a mental state in which your ability to process certain feelings and thoughts is highly compromised, often to the point that you are aware of your own uncharacteristic behaviour. When we are experiencing life through our normal state of consciousness (or NSC), we internalise and understand varying forms of stimuli simultaneously, with both the emotional and logical sides of our brain working in tandem to best comprehend the world around us. To this end, an ASC can be simply defined as the absence of our NSC, brought about by any number of different factors.
Q2: As mentioned previously, an ASC is primarily different from our normal waking consciousness in one key

The first is most perceivable when asking a question. Upon being posed said question, your employee may seem cold and distant, avoiding the query in any way necessary, but they may also become overwhelmingly emotional, reacting in a distressed, saddened, angry, or even volatile manner when asked, running the emotional gamut in a confusing and uncharacteristic way. If your employee acts out of the ordinary in this manner, they may experiencing an ASC. Secondly, another way you can gauge the mental cohesion of your employee, is by monitoring the way they act and hold themselves whilst on the job. If your employee shows a distinct lack of awareness of the world around him, almost walking into objects and stumbling around as if inebriated, or showing undo affection towards co-workers or individuals that they have minimal interaction with, they, again, are most likely experiencing an ASC. Thirdly, your employee may seem as though they are utterly disconnected from the world around them, living life as if they lack an identity, or appear overly tense. This may be due to a drug-related hallucination, or another side-effect of some description, and this too, would be considered an ASC. Finally, your employee may struggle with their own perception of the passage of time, and may also have issues with meeting deadlines for company projects, seeming out of sorts and perplexed as to how time is inherently supposed to function. As with our other examples, this heavily implies that your employee is experiencing an ASC. If you keep an eye out for these symptoms, you'll be able to easily identify when your employees are in suitable shape to