American Tragedy
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April 20, 1999 was a day that changed the world. Columbine High School was under attack by two of its own students: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. It has taken Sue Klebold, Dylan’s mother, twenty years to reconcile how the son she affectionately referred to as “Sunshine Boy” could willingly and knowingly be a school shooter. “If love could have stopped Columbine,” she says, “Columbine would never have happened.” After reading Dylan’s journal, Sue is surprised to learn that he was depressed and suicidal. Yet understanding that school shooters almost always suffer from common mental illnesses does not get us any closer to solving the problem. In fact, until now, it has only gotten us looking the wrong way. Sue’s story shows that what happened at Columbine is not just a rare and sensational event, but a particularly gruesome appendage to a much larger and more common tragedy.
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If these boys could see the great pain they cause to so many people but it doesn't happen because mental illness clouds your judgement. Mental disorders are very real. I experimented it 1st hand and it was so frightening not being control of my mind. It's interesting how many people do not tell anybody about thier mental disorders. I didn't tell my family until 14 years later. They were shocked. I was battling my own demons when it happened to even tell my family. The take away from all this is that there must be public AWARENESS. Unfortunately, many people can't see it or even realize that there is a problem. People really need a strong family/friend support.
I have family members who stuggle with panic disorders by experiencing panic attacks. My relative says it feels like a freight train is coming at her and she can't get away from it. We would walk around at night just to help her get it out of her system.
I myself struggled with social anxiety as a teenager. I worried too 😔 much about saying the wrong thing and getting ridiculed and that's what happened. Bullying starts when youth can tell your timid and then it's a domino effect. The key is to teach youth not to worry about what other people think. At the jr. High and high school age of life, it's tough not to worry about what others think.
Help your preteen or teenage son or daughter to find a sport, photography or art class they might be interested in. Perhaps give them an opportunity to learn a musical instrument or the drama club. I believe ART in any form can bring HEALING 🙏 TO THE SOUL.