Alayna

Definitely not. Instead, he turned to drugs and started experimenting heavily with LSD and other hallucinogens just to try to expand his mind, man. Also, not a great time to do psychedelic drugs. Yeah, I don't think that was the answer that we were looking for here. No. Now, under the best of circumstances, hallucinogenic drugs are unpredictable and can have lasting, very bad consequences.

Definitely not. Instead, he turned to drugs and started experimenting heavily with LSD and other hallucinogens just to try to expand his mind, man. Also, not a great time to do psychedelic drugs. Yeah, I don't think that was the answer that we were looking for here. No. Now, under the best of circumstances, hallucinogenic drugs are unpredictable and can have lasting, very bad consequences.

For Herbert Mullen, a person who'd been showing signs of an early onset psychotic disorder... they almost certainly hastened his downward spiral into complete instability. In the years that followed Dean's death, his behavior became increasingly bizarre and inappropriate, all while his friends and former classmates put more and more distance between themselves and Herbert.

For Herbert Mullen, a person who'd been showing signs of an early onset psychotic disorder... they almost certainly hastened his downward spiral into complete instability. In the years that followed Dean's death, his behavior became increasingly bizarre and inappropriate, all while his friends and former classmates put more and more distance between themselves and Herbert.

In one instance, following his breakup with his high school girlfriend, he approached his older sister to ask for sex. Whoa. Yeah. That... So there's that.

In one instance, following his breakup with his high school girlfriend, he approached his older sister to ask for sex. Whoa. Yeah. That... So there's that.

Okay. Yeah, that really, it just really. That really popped off right there. So. What? Herbert's sister told their mother about what had just been asked of her. And Jean Mullen refused to believe that such a thing could be true and decided her daughter was being spiteful and trying to get Herbert in trouble.

Okay. Yeah, that really, it just really. That really popped off right there. So. What? Herbert's sister told their mother about what had just been asked of her. And Jean Mullen refused to believe that such a thing could be true and decided her daughter was being spiteful and trying to get Herbert in trouble.

That's fucked up in a way I can't even describe.

That's fucked up in a way I can't even describe.

It's like, damn, you really assume the worst in people, girl. Well, and what's worse is in the months after that, the scene repeated itself several times.

It's like, damn, you really assume the worst in people, girl. Well, and what's worse is in the months after that, the scene repeated itself several times.

Herb would brazenly proposition his older sister for sex. And she would inform her parents each time. It's still happening. And Jean and Martin refused to believe their daughter. Why would she keep saying this? Right. Why would she ever say that? Never mind continue to. And after so long of this, she was like, I can't handle this anymore. I can't be in this house anymore.

Herb would brazenly proposition his older sister for sex. And she would inform her parents each time. It's still happening. And Jean and Martin refused to believe their daughter. Why would she keep saying this? Right. Why would she ever say that? Never mind continue to. And after so long of this, she was like, I can't handle this anymore. I can't be in this house anymore.

So she convinced her boyfriend to marry her so she could move out with him and not piss off her parents. You know, the religious thing of like, you can't move out unless you're getting married. Oh my God. So she convinced her boyfriend, please marry me so I can get out of here. Like, I gotta get out of here.

So she convinced her boyfriend to marry her so she could move out with him and not piss off her parents. You know, the religious thing of like, you can't move out unless you're getting married. Oh my God. So she convinced her boyfriend, please marry me so I can get out of here. Like, I gotta get out of here.

Now, between his inappropriate sexual behavior, the increasingly bizarre thought patterns, and his growing obsession with reincarnation, one would assume it would have occurred to either one of his parents that, like, something was wrong here. Like, he's not entirely mentally sound right now.

Now, between his inappropriate sexual behavior, the increasingly bizarre thought patterns, and his growing obsession with reincarnation, one would assume it would have occurred to either one of his parents that, like, something was wrong here. Like, he's not entirely mentally sound right now.

But at no point did either parent, up till this point, attempt to get help for their son or even speak to him about his mental health.

But at no point did either parent, up till this point, attempt to get help for their son or even speak to him about his mental health.