My hypothesis is derived solely from news reports. Several explanatory factors seem significant to this mass murder. The killer, Stephen Paddock, was sixty-four, an age when one begins to sense their mortality if they haven't earlier. Despite his two brief marriages and paramour later, Paddock was basically a loner and might have resented never having fulfilled his (unconsciously sensed) longing for intimacy.
Paddock experienced periods of anxiety which his mind attempted to alleviate by using the innate obsessive-compulsive ego defenses. These psychologically mature mechanisms reduce anxiety naturally and video-game gambling play, at which Paddock spend long uninterrupted hours, have major obsessive-compulsive elements.
The anti-anxiety psychotropic medication that he was prescribed, in addition to being an excellent muscle relaxant, can have powerful psychological side-effects which include a lowering of the threshold for aggressive behavior and paranoia.
Paddock's sociopathic father was present in his life until he was seven-years-old, a crucial developmental period for those experiences and perceptions form the bedrock of the adult personality.
Overlying these hypothesized motivational elements is one indisputable fact: the unconscious is very powerful, and one must respect its power.
Paddock experienced periods of anxiety which his mind attempted to alleviate by using the innate obsessive-compulsive ego defenses. These psychologically mature mechanisms reduce anxiety naturally and video-game gambling play, at which Paddock spend long uninterrupted hours, have major obsessive-compulsive elements.
The anti-anxiety psychotropic medication that he was prescribed, in addition to being an excellent muscle relaxant, can have powerful psychological side-effects which include a lowering of the threshold for aggressive behavior and paranoia.
Paddock's sociopathic father was present in his life until he was seven-years-old, a crucial developmental period for those experiences and perceptions form the bedrock of the adult personality.
Overlying these hypothesized motivational elements is one indisputable fact: the unconscious is very powerful, and one must respect its power.