Posted on 12/07/2025 7:39:10 PM PST by simpson96
Manhattan-based psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert told Fox News on Friday that "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (TDS) is a real psychological issue he has seen firsthand in his practice, with three-quarters of his patients exhibiting symptoms.
During an interview with "The Faulkner Focus," Alpert said patients have come into his office exhibiting symptoms of mental distress stemming from their fear or anger toward President Donald Trump.
"This is a profound pathology, and I would even go so far to call it the defining pathology of our time," Alpert said.
TDS is a term generally used by Trump supporters to disparage what they view as hysterical or irrational critics of the president.
Alpert described some of the symptoms he’s observed in patients he believes are suffering from TDS.
"It doesn't take long for me to pick up on this: people are obsessed with Trump, they’re fixated, they’re hyper-fixated on Trump. And they talk about some of the features of this disorder — they can’t sleep, they feel traumatized by Mr. Trump, they feel restless," he said.
"I had one patient who said she couldn’t enjoy a vacation because anytime she saw Trump in the news or on her device, she felt triggered," he added.
Alpert explained that for these patients, the mere mention or image of Trump triggers intense mental distress.
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"Call it ‘obsessive political preoccupation’ — an obsessive-compulsive spectrum presentation in which a political figure becomes the focal point for intrusive thoughts, heightened arousal and compulsive monitoring," Alpert added.
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If only sane people were allowed to vote, no Democrats would ever be elected.
It spread by mouth..................
Liberal women are often insane.
You have to be insane to want to kill babies.
This is great news.
I intend to trigger as many of them as I can.
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That’s the truth.
Exactly.
I had to sit up, get to the keyboard to let you know. Really went out of my way. BTW you're probably exactly right.
So there you go.
At least you'll know someone noticed. ;-)
During the Clinton and Obama administrations I’d turn off the TV anytime they came on, but I didn’t think about it further. I just knew nothing good was going to come out of their mouths, and they never proved me wrong.
Well maybe Clinton taking credit for what the republicans did was almost good.
Especially when the whistling commie would speak.
Thought I'd give you a fist bump for your thought.
Just looking at my post to see if I'd screwed it up - I saw "No name given" had agreed.
So you've got two thumbs up. ;-)
Absolutely. That’s why I purchased two King Trump coffee mugs from the Babylon Bee shop.
You don’t have to say a word. Just drink your coffee....
Estimates are that 20-26% of Manhattan’s population is Jewish. I wonder what percentage of the sufferers there are also Jewish.
Never had TDS.
It’s really cool that Trump lives in their minds rent free 24/7.
These women suffer from assinitis. Debilitating and no cure after eighteen. Key indicators: generally miserable , unhappy, routinely blame others especially men for their problems, project their character flaws on others. Dangerous when in positions of power or authority.
And here we thought “living in their heads” was just a joke.
And most of the people in “therapy” are wimmin.
Sad thing is that a large percentage 9f “therapists” are in therapy themselves. And they still are allowed to treat others. Shouldn’t be.
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