1 in 5 children Mentally ill

There was a video labeled "1 in 5 children mentally ill" by Sangay Gupta at CNN. I was thinking about this. This is likely a fact that has always been true just like it is true that only 1 in 5 people who enter college actually finish college with a degree and other such facts.

So, why has this started to become more of a problem only during the last 30 years or so maybe since 1980. I think this is the real question that people in the U.S. and free nations need to ask themselves around the world. The question is: "Why are there increasing mass killings that could not be predicted by previously stable people who have not harmed or killed or even have ANY criminal record before whatever they do?

The problem with something that cannot be predicted like this is that there are sure to be more and more of these kinds of mass killings simply because they cannot be predicted. So, the only sure thing is that more of these will happen but knowing who is going to go berserk next or when cannot be predicted.

Rather than restricting weapons (including firearms) maybe we should be looking more at how to prevent someone who goes berserk from killing with any weapons?

But, if I am practical maybe that is an impossible task and maybe preparing for more attempted mass killings in public schools might be the best solution in the U.S. and around the world.

When I look back to the 1950s and my own experiences with mentally ill children and adults who threatened me and my life, I remember two instances where someone (actually two people) the first time it happened held a knife to my throat and cut my throat a little and told me they were going to cut my head off. Since I had to endure this for around 1/2 hour to an hour of being tortured in this way I was glad when that was over because I was only 9 or 10 when this happened. Then, this happened again with someone else. Knowing that at least one of these people killed themself later in life and that the other two are likely dead or in jail at this point somehow isn't very satisfying and doesn't take away those memories.

However, for me as a person I realized that being intelligent and resourceful often outweighs bigger and older people than you being insane and violent. So, having survived these experiences I came to realize that just not trusting physically anyone was the best way to go from then on. And from this stance I survived everything after this in my life.

So, here has been my strategy on encountering anyone in my life. First, I ask myself: "Is this person sane and stable enough for me to feel comfortable around them?" If the answer is "Yes" then likely I will stay in that situation if it feels safe enough for me to be there. But, if the answer is "No" I will always find a way to leave that situation UNLESS there is someone I feel responsible for like a wife or child or friend that I can't get to leave that situation.

Since I believe in "Self Defense" and have always been big enough to carry out that physical threat from about age 15 when I made it to 6 foot 3 inches tall and then by 21 I was 6 foot 4 1/2 inches tall I usually haven't had to do more at that point than to not smile for people to feel intimidated by my presence and to thereby create a safety net for myself and whoever I am walking or traveling with anywhere on earth.

But not everyone is 6 feet 4 1/2 inches tall and everyone has to develop their own strategy for dealing with dangerous situations in their lives.

The one thing I know though is if you are not prepared for anything all the time then you are in potential danger all the time. So, I prefer to be ready for anything anytime as a man. The other thing I have learned is that "Being afraid at any time is usually counterproductive".  So, rather than being afraid "Be Prepared" for Anything at any time.

Later: I was watching CNN and they had someone on (likely a psychologist) who said that any people who are mass murderers (including terrorists) have the same profile of being mentally ill and suffering people who are going to kill themselves anyway. The only difference is what their conditioning is in life and how they are trained socially and religiously. I thought that this was an interesting point of view. From studying psychology I know that suicide and homicide are always two sides of the same coin.

Anyone who can commit suicide can also potential kill someone else as well. Committing murder is the same whether you kill yourself or someone else or both at least psychologically speaking. The only real difference is the horrific aspect of what is done and the fact that you are taking others with you when you die. So, I think I agree that Suicide terrorists and mass murderers are exactly the same psychological profile but with different  experiences growing up in their respective cultures.