I Lost Control On The Highway (Then This Happened)

About this video

The guest recounts an episode in which he left a location despite people trying to keep him contained, drove away in his vehicle, and pulled over outside Jacksonville. He describes becoming angry, destroying his phone, and—believing his wife was the devil and that he was meant to purge evil—firing his pistol into the air and at passing traffic, hitting two vehicles but fortunately injuring no one.

Key takeaways

• The guest describes experiencing a severe mental crisis in which he believed his wife was the devil and that he was meant to purge evil from the world.
• During the episode, the guest recounts firing a gun into the air and at passing traffic, striking two vehicles but causing no injuries.
• The guest states he entered a fight-or-flight response and knew something wasn’t right with his mental state during the incident.

Episode details: published February 3, 2026 · 6K views · 1:09 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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