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You either have the capacity in you to murder someone or you don't. It's that simple

Elyse, prior to a few years ago, I would have agreed with you. I've had some great tragedies in my life and never killed anybody. Even a few that deserved killing and I turned down offers from others to do the deeds for me. From my experiences, I believed that one would not kill unless one has a propensity for such behavior.

I came down with a severe lung infection and was given a megadose of Prednazone. I began to suffer paranoia of my own family. I began to hear and imagine things. After a week of this treatment, I saw something slither under my feet. It was a rattlesnake! I ran to the garage terrified, grabbed the hoe and went after the snake. Thankfully, my son walked in to grab me and explained the snake was my beloved cat. I looked at the snake and it melted and turned back into my cat. It was a horrible experience. If my son had not been there I would have chopped my precious kitty into pieces.

I immediately went off the medication, but I continued to experience horrible visions, thoughts, and voices for a week more. They grew progressively weaker and my mind grew stronger so that I could fight them, but I am sure if I had continued the medication as prescribed, I would have at the least done someone grave harm.

From this experience, I know that the mind can indeed be altered to a point that one can and will do things one would never ordinarily do. I realize she wasn't under the influence of drugs, just the opposite. Her doctor removed her from medication that she needed.