Psychology of School Shooters
Do school shooters aspire to feel like God?
4.4 (25)
42 mins
Explore how school shooters exhibit warning signs like violent drawings, stories, or behavior. Discover how the mindset of school shooters is shaped by anger, rejection, and feelings of hopelessness, with many struggling with depression and the desire for control.
Ep 1:
Inside the Mind of a Shooter
We explore the distorted thinking, emotional wounds, and grandiose delusions that shape potential school shooters—and ask whether these fractured minds can ever truly be reached and healed.
Ep 2:
Pills, Myths, and Hidden Triggers
We confront two dangerous myths head-on: could psychiatric medications fuel violence, and is bullying really the revenge story we've all been told? The truth is far more unsettling.
Ep 3:
Rehearsals, Red Flags, and Wrong Assumptions
From chilling creative writing assignments that rehearse murder to the deadly danger of stereotyping who 'looks' dangerous, we uncover why real threat assessment must look deeper than appearances.
Ep 4:
Sandy Hook: A Mind Unraveled
We dissect the baffling case of Adam Lanza—a young man so isolated and disturbed that his attack on Sandy Hook defies easy explanation, revealing a terrifying new category of violence.
Discussions (10)
Yale
Level 2 · 8 mo agoLanza wrote about fighting babies? That is twisted.
Haven
Level 4 · 8 mo agoThe point about hopelessness is really true.
Quincy
Level 9 · 8 mo agoDismissing bullying just because they didn't kill the bully is a massive logical fallacy
