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Originally Posted by baraxador
Let's say there are two people. One was abused and treated badly, and as a result of this became a psychologically unhealthy person, as in no regard for others safety, likes to kill etc. And one is from a nice background, lived a relatively normal life but exhibits the same traits as the other person. What could be done about the latter one? The first one could be helped with having better friends, family etc. but the second one already had this all, yet they are even in worse condition than the first.
My family isn't really in the best condition, with physical and mental abuse, cheating and other stuff. But most of this wasn't done to me. I wasn't abused physically and neither really mentally. I don't talk to my father, I stayed away from my family for 3 years but these aren't much compared to my siblings'. My siblings are in far better conditions than I am, are times better persons than I am, and generally more humane. What could be the reasons for this? Does this mean I'm just a worse person? What would I have become if I were abused like they were?
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It doesn't sound to me like you're a bad person. As far as the two mentally ill people that kill, it doesn't really matter what caused it if they turned out the same, but that's just my opinion. It's an interesting nature vs nurture question.
About the birds, I would bring it up with your therapist and see what they say, but I don't know that there's anything necessarily wrong with liking to hunt. Lots of people do, but if you feel weird about it, it's definitely good to bring it up.