troubled mind

A highly successful but nomadic career exacerbated that isolation, while self-doubt and introspection played on a troubled mind.

The odd visits, which he made two days apart earlier this month, offer a glimpse into the troubled mind of the man who opened fire on a festive crowd at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park on the eve of Lunar New Year, killing 11 people and wounding nine others.

But to a troubled mind, almost anything can seem like a justification for murder, when carried to its illogical conclusion.

Among other instances, he insists her complains over the constant dimming of their London townhouse’s gaslights is a figment of her troubled mind.

Just as free lunch programs are based on the idea that a hungry child can’t learn, more and more schools are embracing the idea that a cluttered or troubled mind cannot focus on schoolwork, he said.