Girl with a gun: a psychiatrist analyzed the Bryansk schoolgirl’s path to murder

“Oh, she looks so quiet, always with a backpack of books!” – This is how others are surprised when another schoolboy commits a bloody massacre of his peers. Psychologists every time comment that “the idea to kill cannot be spontaneous,” and we return to the starting point – right up to the next shooter. We are discussing the situation in Bryansk, where 14-year-old Alina shot her classmates and then committed suicide, with psychiatrist Sergei Torubarov.

– Sergei Vasilyevich, one of the students of the 5th gymnasium in Bryansk assures that from the physical education locker room she accidentally overheard Alina threatening to “sort it out.” Moreover, this was allegedly not a threat, but a boast to the boys that she would not “live as a terrapin.”

– Psychologists usually say that if you carefully monitor a teenager’s behavior, including on social networks, you can notice alarming “beacons” – hidden aggression, impulsiveness, cruelty, signs of depression, etc.

Yes, the fact that not everything is going smoothly in a teenager’s life is signaled, among other things, by generalized discussions about “the benefits of revenge, avoidance of communication, closedness. This is how a teenager tries to survive a traumatic situation and cope with it.

But as soon as the decision is made – inspired by life or planted by someone, the picture changes to the diametrically opposite one. A teenager who previously might not have been the nicest kid in the world suddenly turns into a good girl. This can be compared to the state of a pregnant woman, who intuitively avoids any moments that could prevent her from bearing her fetus.

So the teenager nurtures the idea of ​​spectacular revenge that has arisen in him, and every day it seems to him or her more and more “brilliant.”

Teenagers are not afraid of death, not only here, but throughout the entire planet, as suicide statistics eloquently prove. On the path to deliverance in one fell swoop from your own torment, and from enemies, and from burdensome “labels”, everything seems to be trifles.

This, by the way, is the feeling on which all killer maniacs “sit.” Like a confidence-boosting psychoactive drug taken by a timid outsider.

Of course, once he feels the effect, he will not voluntarily refuse such a “pill.” That is why at this stage it is almost impossible to dissuade, unless you forcefully isolate.

And even with twin sisters, as was the case in Bryansk, during this “incubation” period, which can last from a week to a month (it’s also unlikely to last longer, during this period the teenager “burns out” and discards the idea on his own), plans are no longer shared . The situation could have been prevented, relatively speaking, when the future sniper “showed off” in the physical training locker room, if such a thing happened at all.

– You said that such a decision could have been “planted” by someone?

– Yes, but you don’t have to go far for this. The Internet is full of videos and details, and with relish from various Internet media. An adult may not want to watch this, but teenagers have empathy only at the stage of formation, so scenes of violence do not disgust or frighten them, just like the fact of causing death.

Another thing is that with such an agenda, empathy among the current generation of teenagers may never develop at all.

Why is our first girl with a gun? Why now? Will there be more girls? I answer: if you and I don’t change, there will be many girls like this. What was previously unacceptable becomes theoretically possible. But we have a girl, which means there’s definitely something else deeply personal. Girls, unlike boys, are not inclined to “clear the territory” just like that.

– According to one version, the girl shooter allegedly did not share a “friend” with the same peer she killed.

“This could very well turn out to be a trigger. In addition, right now there is a domestic series on online platforms about a school shooter who kills a girl, a quiet girl and an excellent student.

The series finale hasn’t even been filmed yet, but many parents share that their teenage children are simply “sticking” to the plot. Puberty, coupled with first love, especially one that was unrequited or ended in betrayal of a “friend,” is the best breeding ground for those who “heal” with violence the feeling of their own disadvantage, lack of love, humiliation, persecution, etc. Even if it’s just their own inner sense of self.

You see, for all teenagers the importance of the world around them is exaggerated a hundredfold – the opinions of their peers, the attitude of others towards them and their relationships with their peers.

But teenagers, like adults, confront the imbalance in this world in different ways. For example, some adults start drinking during the dark periods of their lives, while others start working. But there are also those in whom a tendency to forcefully resolve all issues awakens. To them, violence seems to be the same simple and reliable method as others, say, knocking over a glass and forgetting.

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