Inside the Criminal Mind by Stanton Samenow

Author:Stanton Samenow [Samenow, Stanton E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8041-3991-5
Publisher: Crown/Archetype
Published: 2014-11-04T02:00:00+00:00

Lenny

Sixteen-year-old Lenny had become a nearly intolerable burden to his family. Susan Hall, his mother, adored him but was at a loss as to how to discipline him or even keep him safe. Most of the time, she had to contend with Lenny’s chronic negativism and anger. All too frequently, she suffered through his rages, which left her reeling and wondering what she could do to avoid triggering her son’s explosions. Ms. Hall never knew when Lenny would take offense to a suggestion or an innocuous request. When things were going his way, Lenny could be helpful, charming, and considerate. During my psychological evaluation of him, Lenny warned, “If I have a mind-set and want to do something, I will. When I get told to do stuff, it’s annoying.” This boy expected to rule the household, to be in charge. Still a minor, he was subject to the authority of his mother. He demanded that others suit his requirements rather than that he fulfill the requirements of others. He reacted to his mother’s pleas for help with household chores as though he were being attacked. He objected to his mother “asking a lot of questions” as she tried to gain information as to where he was going, what he was doing, or whether he had done his homework. Complaining about her yelling, Lenny said he preferred not to speak to her at all. He reacted to her questions and reprimands by yelling, screaming, cursing, and telling her what a horrible parent she was. Sometimes, Lenny became so enraged that he would rush into his room and start smashing furniture. During one of the worst flare-ups, Ms. Hall became so distraught after her son barricaded himself in a room and started banging his head against a wall that she summoned the police. “I still don’t know why I was the one being taken away,” Lenny told me.

Lenny prided himself on “giving people grief.” He talked back to teachers, walked out of class, and skipped school. The fact that Lenny was constantly in trouble did not faze him. “I don’t think anyone should expect happiness from me,” he declared. Lenny had no close friends, was barely passing in school, and was waging war against his mother, the person who cared most about him. Feeling put down because the world did not treat him as he thought it should, Lenny was constantly angry.

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