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The Depths Of Hitler 's Mind

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Before we explore the depths of Hitler’s mind or at least what we can fathom happened in the evil, corrupt and genius mind of his, we must first explain some of who he was and what he did. Hitler was born on born on 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria. (History.co.uk.) As a young child and especially in primary school he was extremely smart and popular among his peers, even being noted for his leadership qualities. However in secondary school Hitler became much less successful, even lost much of his popularity, this could have been because lack of effort or maybe the schools were not made to handle a child like this. (History.co.uk) After this we know he left formal education at age 15/16 because of failed his exams and also due to …show more content…

This of course was an easier task with younger children. If we evaluate a little bit more of his life, we see that at age 15 he failed his tests and was even asked to retake the grade. In this same year (1903) his father Alois Hitler Died due to Pleural effusion which is basically fluid in your lungs preventing proper breathing. (WebMD) Hitler himself also had Lung infections which was one of the reasons he had to quit school. On a Psychological stand point the 16-year-old Hitler had already faced a disabling physical condition as well as a, major death (traumatic incident), deep disappointment and you could even say neglect. All of this in this short amount of time sounds bad anyways, but anyone of these factors alone can cause denial, confusion, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, fear, anger, irritability, mood swings, guilt, shame, self-blame, sadness, withdrawing from others feeling disconnected or being numb. (HelpGuide.org) When I think of Hitler I, like most think that he couldn’t possibly have felt like you and I do, he couldn’t have felt a real connection to people. Later on when we talk about his paranoia you’ll need to remember how long it could

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