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Chandler Halderson believed he could deceive his way out of being a suspect in the murders of his parents. However as investigators asked increasingly pointed questions, his lies became increasingly more absurd. What sense can we make out of absurdity?
Does Lucy Letby have a "split personality"? If so, what is she splitting off and why? I discuss BPD and its 4 archetypes as identified by Dr. Christine Lawson.
The “Sacred Disease” was a historical name for epilepsy. Here I talk about some interesting overlap between epilepsy, in particular temporal lobe seizures, and aspects of Bipolar disorder. However I do not diagnose Lori Daybell Vallow with either condition, but discuss them as a curious diversion in a review of this case.
The Club Kids murder sent shockwaves through the New York City club scene. Michael Alig seemed to have a propensity for shock throughout his life and his interviews that makes me wonder if Sigmund Freud would hold up this case as a quintessential example of the Death Drive.
Were Jared Loughner's attempts to achieve "mind control" out of "conscience dreaming" born of a desperate, unconscious realization that he had lost control of his mental structures? And can we say anything about the motive for targeting and shooting Gabrielle Giffords, in a case of severe mental illness?Video version: https://youtu.be/0L5dZ3mPUmA
What caused this quiet and demure husband and father of two to suffocate his entire family one night? I analyze the pharmacological and primarily psychological factors that may have contributed. I propose that Chris Watts is fundamentally a people-pleasing, passive-dependent "nice guy," who found a new love object that made nothing else matter. Internally he decided on a hard reset, and to the rest of us it appeared as a silent snap. Video version: https://youtu.be/wv3pnd28shU
I look at Burke Ramsey's behavioral history, watch his child psych interviews, and discuss diagnostic possibilities.Video version: https://youtu.be/jhK0bGAdn74
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