not his behavior at this point...
I don't have trouble with the notion that Zimmerman could now have difficulties with psychological adjustments of seeing himself as the killer of an innocent person. Regret is common for folks who have done much less. His state of mind could go way beyond such simple regret.
Most healthy people have self-images that provide a view of a self that does what is right and justified and is deserving of recognition and reward from others. The sudden realization that 'you' are personally responsible for wrong and unjust behaviors that shaped events leading to the homicide of an innocent teen and that society rejects 'you' and what 'you' have done would be powerful and disorienting for most people. So, I'm open to the notion that Zimmerman's post homicide experiences could be powerful enough to destroy his worldview, devastate his perception of self and that that would be emotionally devastating. His behavior could be disordered as he adapts to his new and quite horrible self-image.
But, the things revealed about him in the last few days--such as setting up and managing the content of a web site and sending personal thank-you letters to supporters--it seems to me that he's capable of participating in his own defense, should FL ever decide to give him the need to do so.
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