Red Dragon

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Dear “Writers”
I’m getting real sick of your crud making all of these fictional serial killers having sz. I tried to read Red Dragon and it was some dude who was sz and abused who was a serial killer. I know that you were trying to pose him as a somewhat sympathetic figure but no. Just no. I haven’t read a ton of these mystery thrillers but I’m including the writers of Criminal Minds on this one. I might be wrong and someone please correct me if I am but they keep talking about someone having a psychotic break and using other terms that remind me of terms associated with sz. I went through a phase where I read about serial killers and it seemed to me a lot of them did it just because they liked it and/or got sexual gratification from it. I will admit that there is a lot that I don’t know and you very well might be right in your terminology and if that is the case I heartily apologize for including you. But to all of the writers whether of novels, tv shows, movies, or anything else who portray us as a bunch of murderous psychos when really we are probably more afraid of you than you are of us (pretty much the definition of paranoia if you ask me).

Beans to you. Beans to you.

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You’re right about it being highly improbable for someone with sz to be a serial killer. Serial killers typically are charismatic and have to be well organized not to be caught, which certainly doesn’t describe your typical sz. I’ve read sz’s are more likely to be a victim of violence than the other way around.

Although it’s possible to hurt someone while having a psychotic break, it’s unlikely that you would be organized enough to get away with it and do it again. Just look at James Holmes. Bipolars are much more dangerous than sz’s are. I can honestly say if I owned a gun when I went psychotic the first time it’s possible I could have shot my boss. That’s the reason I’ll never own a gun. And the fact that I get suicidal very often. Multiple times a day if I’m not taking my meds.