Alayna

And he also asked a lot of challenging questions because as a smart kid, you ask a lot of questions about the world around you because you want to understand more. And he was really questioning when it came to religion. The result of this challenging personality was almost always punishment from his mother, who deemed her son to be blasphemous for asking questions.

And he also asked a lot of challenging questions because as a smart kid, you ask a lot of questions about the world around you because you want to understand more. And he was really questioning when it came to religion. The result of this challenging personality was almost always punishment from his mother, who deemed her son to be blasphemous for asking questions.

He's just trying to understand it better. You should have the answers for him and help him understand. According to Green, this is where Mullen's kind of like, disordered and paranoid and conspiratorial thinking came from. I mean, yeah. Here is her... Because he basically says he had discovered the truth about the world and he was being punished for it.

He's just trying to understand it better. You should have the answers for him and help him understand. According to Green, this is where Mullen's kind of like, disordered and paranoid and conspiratorial thinking came from. I mean, yeah. Here is her... Because he basically says he had discovered the truth about the world and he was being punished for it.

Like, so him questioning things that he's seeing, he's being punished for that. So, of course, he's going to sit there and be like, what are you all hiding? And, of course, yeah, that's going to create paranoia. Of course. Now, in truth, it's pretty unclear when he started showing signs of mental illness or paranoia. Like, nobody knows exactly when it started. But it does appear as though...

Like, so him questioning things that he's seeing, he's being punished for that. So, of course, he's going to sit there and be like, what are you all hiding? And, of course, yeah, that's going to create paranoia. Of course. Now, in truth, it's pretty unclear when he started showing signs of mental illness or paranoia. Like, nobody knows exactly when it started. But it does appear as though...

His personality definitely started changing when he entered adolescence, which is pretty common. Yeah. Things really come out at that time. But particularly when it came to his relationship with his parents. So Herb started to believe his parents were sabotaging his attempts at making friends.

His personality definitely started changing when he entered adolescence, which is pretty common. Yeah. Things really come out at that time. But particularly when it came to his relationship with his parents. So Herb started to believe his parents were sabotaging his attempts at making friends.

He even believed so far that his parents were going door to door in the neighborhood asking people to ignore him.

He even believed so far that his parents were going door to door in the neighborhood asking people to ignore him.

Yeah. But, and this is wild. Things were very different at school because he was very well liked by his peers. And he was regarded as a generally good student as by his teachers. So he was super successful at school. He was even successful in after school sports. And like, so he was good at academics and sports. Yeah. And he became one of the school's top athletes. Wow.

Yeah. But, and this is wild. Things were very different at school because he was very well liked by his peers. And he was regarded as a generally good student as by his teachers. So he was super successful at school. He was even successful in after school sports. And like, so he was good at academics and sports. Yeah. And he became one of the school's top athletes. Wow.

So he's killing it at school. And doing really well in sports. His peers like him. And then he goes home and he's being treated like an asshole for asking questions.

So he's killing it at school. And doing really well in sports. His peers like him. And then he goes home and he's being treated like an asshole for asking questions.

And I don't know if it's, like, he didn't think anybody liked him in the neighborhood or, like, people, like, you know what I mean? Yeah. Like, but then he goes to school and gets, like, a little more... Because I'm not really sure. That's interesting.

And I don't know if it's, like, he didn't think anybody liked him in the neighborhood or, like, people, like, you know what I mean? Yeah. Like, but then he goes to school and gets, like, a little more... Because I'm not really sure. That's interesting.

But as he entered his teen years, his conservative worldview that he'd kind of been had been forced upon him by his parents started to fade a little bit. And it was giving way to more liberal and progressive perspectives of his friends. Like, you know, he was becoming a hippie in the 60s. You know, it was one of those. And he attended San Lorenzo Valley High School in San Francisco. Wow.

But as he entered his teen years, his conservative worldview that he'd kind of been had been forced upon him by his parents started to fade a little bit. And it was giving way to more liberal and progressive perspectives of his friends. Like, you know, he was becoming a hippie in the 60s. You know, it was one of those. And he attended San Lorenzo Valley High School in San Francisco. Wow.

He had definitely always been a little suspicious of his parents' ideologies, like as evidenced by him constantly challenging them and questioning them. And this new ideology that he was starting to adopt was only leading to more fights at home. I'm sure. And in turn, this further fueled his belief that even his parents disliked him.

He had definitely always been a little suspicious of his parents' ideologies, like as evidenced by him constantly challenging them and questioning them. And this new ideology that he was starting to adopt was only leading to more fights at home. I'm sure. And in turn, this further fueled his belief that even his parents disliked him.