13h ago

i'm worried i might become a serial killer.

ok, so i'm generally kind to everything and everyone, but bugs, slugs, snails, etc. really bother me. i have intrusive thoughts and i really get the urge to kill these things and have in the past because i hate them. i'm scared that this is going to be the sign of a future serial killer because i also have the urge to kill and destroy things but i don't. it's not often i get the urge, but when i don't like something, i absolutely will lol

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Well, it's s loooong road of escalatiion from invertebrates to humans, so by the time you work your way up, you'll be too old to be good at killing humans, so you'll get caught easy.

I need you to think carefully before you answer:
Have you killed any human beings?
I think that's where folks start, when figuring out of they're prone to serially killing.
bugs, slugs, snails, etc. really bother me
Usually there's a specific reason in our memories why specific creatures bother us. That said, the ones you mentioned bother pretty much everyone, so you're in good company.

You are so sweet. Don’t worry about it.

It should only be concerning if you find you like torturing them, and you start escalating to other animals.
Some early signs of psychopathy are torturing small animals, like cats and squirrels. Something to do with a lack of empathy.
If you can remain content to simply murder slugs and other crawlies that invade your domicile, then you're not a danger to anyone.

I often kill bugs when I see them. I don't like them. Most people are like this. Yet we are not serial killers. Bugs suck. Only some weirdos like entomologists and other related dorks (I am using words like "weirdos" and "dorks" lovingly, as I am a different flavor of said descriptions lol) love them! It's perfectly natural to hate all bugs imo. I wouldn't be surprised if we are genetically predisposed to dislike them because of how they spread disease.