Dr. Ben Carson

I went home and I wanted to kill myself because I didn't want to face you know, the teachers and stuff back in school. And I remember my brother was there. I said, do you know where the rat poison is? And he said, why do you need rat poison? And I said, I need to kill myself. In third grade? And he said, you know, I know a much better way to kill yourself than rat poison. I said, yeah.

I went home and I wanted to kill myself because I didn't want to face you know, the teachers and stuff back in school. And I remember my brother was there. I said, do you know where the rat poison is? And he said, why do you need rat poison? And I said, I need to kill myself. In third grade? And he said, you know, I know a much better way to kill yourself than rat poison. I said, yeah.

He said, yeah. What you do is you drink water until you burst. And that'll kill you. So I started drinking and drinking. And I just had to pee so much I forgot about killing myself. But I remember there was another time one of the neighbors had hit me with a A pebble, really. It didn't hurt at all.

He said, yeah. What you do is you drink water until you burst. And that'll kill you. So I started drinking and drinking. And I just had to pee so much I forgot about killing myself. But I remember there was another time one of the neighbors had hit me with a A pebble, really. It didn't hurt at all.

He said, yeah. What you do is you drink water until you burst. And that'll kill you. So I started drinking and drinking. And I just had to pee so much I forgot about killing myself. But I remember there was another time one of the neighbors had hit me with a A pebble, really. It didn't hurt at all.

And I was just incensed that he would dare hit me, and I picked up a large rock, hurled it at him, broke his glasses, almost put his eye out. He had to get medical treatment. And... Another time I was in school, one of the boys tried to close my locker. I didn't want it closed. I struck him in the forehead with my fist.

And I was just incensed that he would dare hit me, and I picked up a large rock, hurled it at him, broke his glasses, almost put his eye out. He had to get medical treatment. And... Another time I was in school, one of the boys tried to close my locker. I didn't want it closed. I struck him in the forehead with my fist.

And I was just incensed that he would dare hit me, and I picked up a large rock, hurled it at him, broke his glasses, almost put his eye out. He had to get medical treatment. And... Another time I was in school, one of the boys tried to close my locker. I didn't want it closed. I struck him in the forehead with my fist.

Unfortunately, he still had the lock in my hand, put a three-inch gash in his forehead.

Unfortunately, he still had the lock in my hand, put a three-inch gash in his forehead.

Unfortunately, he still had the lock in my hand, put a three-inch gash in his forehead.

He was bleeding all over the place. I almost got kicked out of school for that one. And then my mother was trying to get me to wear something I didn't want to wear. It picked up my hammer and went to hit her in the head with it. Unfortunately, my brother caught it from behind. Other than that, I was a pretty good kid. But you can see how that temper can get you in a lot of trouble.

He was bleeding all over the place. I almost got kicked out of school for that one. And then my mother was trying to get me to wear something I didn't want to wear. It picked up my hammer and went to hit her in the head with it. Unfortunately, my brother caught it from behind. Other than that, I was a pretty good kid. But you can see how that temper can get you in a lot of trouble.

He was bleeding all over the place. I almost got kicked out of school for that one. And then my mother was trying to get me to wear something I didn't want to wear. It picked up my hammer and went to hit her in the head with it. Unfortunately, my brother caught it from behind. Other than that, I was a pretty good kid. But you can see how that temper can get you in a lot of trouble.

At age 14, another kid angered me and changed the channel that I was on. involved with him. I had a large camping knife. I tried to stab him in the abdomen. Wow. And fortunately, under his clothing, he had a large metal belt buckle and a knife blade struck it with such force that it broke. And he fled in terror.

At age 14, another kid angered me and changed the channel that I was on. involved with him. I had a large camping knife. I tried to stab him in the abdomen. Wow. And fortunately, under his clothing, he had a large metal belt buckle and a knife blade struck it with such force that it broke. And he fled in terror.

At age 14, another kid angered me and changed the channel that I was on. involved with him. I had a large camping knife. I tried to stab him in the abdomen. Wow. And fortunately, under his clothing, he had a large metal belt buckle and a knife blade struck it with such force that it broke. And he fled in terror.

But I was probably more horrified than he was because I realized at that moment how out of control I was. that I was trying to kill somebody over nothing. And I locked myself in the bathroom. And I just started contemplating my life. And I realized that with a temper like that, my options were jail, reform school, or the grave. None of those appealed to me. And I just...

But I was probably more horrified than he was because I realized at that moment how out of control I was. that I was trying to kill somebody over nothing. And I locked myself in the bathroom. And I just started contemplating my life. And I realized that with a temper like that, my options were jail, reform school, or the grave. None of those appealed to me. And I just...

But I was probably more horrified than he was because I realized at that moment how out of control I was. that I was trying to kill somebody over nothing. And I locked myself in the bathroom. And I just started contemplating my life. And I realized that with a temper like that, my options were jail, reform school, or the grave. None of those appealed to me. And I just...