Posted on 05/01/2005 1:24:15 AM PDT by stm
According to psychiatrist Dr. Justin Frank, writing in his book, "Bush on the Couch: Inside the mind of the President," Dubya not only suffers from a "sadistic streak," and "megalomania" and "grandiosity," but while "his alcoholism [may have] been arrested," it nevertheless remains "untreated." You have to wonder, don't you, if old Dubya hasn't merely swapped one addiction for another - one opiate for the enthralling enamor of God?
Professionals working in the field of recovery have often observed the addicted personality turn towards God as their savior. Typically, though, they, like Dubya, are merely substituting one addiction for another. It's hard to argue that God isn't really better for them than their drug - be it alcohol, or cocaine, or whatever - but individuals usually get hooked on drugs for a reason and by finding God addicts frequently postpone, or oftentimes permanently pass over, the opportunity for truly coming to grips with and resolving their own personality problems. That person then becomes what is known as a "dry drunk:" one who is sober, or straight, but isn't really in recovery. Their problems frequently come back to haunt them in inexplicable ways.
As for Dubya; we know he was a drunk, he's admitted as much on several occasions; we know at least once he was picked up, arrested, and booked for driving under the influence; and although the complete details haven't really been forthcoming, we also know he most likely dabbled in the use of other substances, such as marijuana and cocaine. Let's face it, Dubya was a party animal and while his businesses kept collapsing around him, he was out there having himself a pretty good time. He was also in fairly deep denial, evidently, until his wife laid down the law. Either Dubya had to stop drinking, or she was going to leave him. Much to his credit he managed to get off the booze, but then immediately screwed up again by not taking the path to true recovery, which would have required that he face himself and his numerous shortcomings. Much to the rest of our chagrin, he has now become Leader Maximus, and doubly (or is that Dubyaly) insists upon avoiding self-examination and self-criticism. Neither, apparently, will he allow others to do it for him.
All of that, of course, explains his complete and total lack of sympathy for other human beings. He knows he was a screw-up, but as he has never come to grips with that part of himself, a very substantial part of himself, he proceeds now to, in effect, deny that part ever existed. He hates who and what he was, and the moment he catches a glimpse of such an individual his own defense mechanisms harden, and he instinctively turns away from them, as if in disgust of his own reflection. Hang em, get them out of my sight, show them no mercy, he says as appeal after appeal comes before him for judgement; and rather than judge such instances based upon the merits, he judges based upon his own loathing of the pitiful creature he once was. Otherwise, he might show some sympathy and understanding for those who, like himself, are facing some fairly rough times.
Dubya's escape from his past was to immerse himself in the never-never-land of Christian conversion. He overcompensates and sees himself as some great avatar of God. The conquering hero (which he surely never was) come to save humanity from itself. The only saving that needs done is to save the rest of the planet, including our now hapless selves, from his over-proselytizing zeal. The man has gone gaga over some conception of Jesus or Yahweh that never was. There is no fool like a newly converted fool, however, and Dubya provides the archetypical example! Holier than thou, fire and brimstone, this nut-case now stalks the planet seeking out ways to complete the conversion of the heathen - to bring them liberty, and freedom (which, truth be told, are the last things he wants them to have).
In his evangelical lust, and Draconian self-hatred, he has given license to all sorts of nut cases who now roam America beseeching the faithful to stone the sinners, and purify the weak. Kick out, or - may the gods forbid - murder the liberal judges, and cleanse the temples of all whose faith varies from that of the self-proclaimed righteous. Cast out all images that reflect the wounded and insecure and immature Dubya of his youth (which lasted until he was 40), and, showing no quarter, institute that which is harsh and severe and ruthless lest any remnant remain to remind him of who and what he once represented.
As it now stands, the world is left to behold this paragon of over-simplicity, this puppet of the Sanhedrin, this anti-Christ come lately who now has up to 100,000 murders to his discredit. The legions of Empire rage on, and George Dubya, the ne'er do well alcoholic from Texas, leads from the rear, and from the flight deck of a carrier sequestered somewhere a few miles off the coast of sunny California.
May the gods save us from this bringer of democracy and peace who now strips the land of its treasure, fortifies the well-to-do, and obtusely refuses to take responsibility for his own seething self-hatreds and shortcomings.
Laura Bush has explicitly denied saying this. She said she merely said W should take it easy.
A "psychiatrist" who believes he can analyze a person because we all supposedly fit these "types" tells you all you need to know about the dangers of psychology entering the courtroom, for example. Even a raging lib like director William Freidkin once said that bringing psychiatry into the courts has ruined our legal system. This is different, but a symptom of the same bizarre trend that's been going on for a century. I am NOT saying psychiatry is complete trash, because it isn't, and it's an essential tool in helping understand the criminal mind, for example. But "causes" aren't supposed to be what justice is about.
I bring this up only to compare how we deify psychotherapists in the courtroom, and look where that's gotten us; I am sure many folks will listen to this fool, nod, and think "Hey, he's a shrink, he KNOWS this stuff." When in fact, we are all individuals and cannot be diagnosed from afar...though the libs would like us to believe otherwise, that we are all just robots waiting for programming.
I'm a recovering addtci/alcoholic. I'm in my 15th year of sobriety. I've worked at three recovery facilities. I've helped hundreds and seen thousands of people in their recovery. The hallmark of a person that is stagnant in their recovery program is when they focus on another persons recovery and critically judge it. This is little different from the morally bankrupt jackass running around yelling at religious people "judge not lest ye be judged......judge not lest ye be judged."
The Left is nothing if not tediously repetitive, and predictable. Much like those small monkeys at the zoo who like to toss their droppings at visitors, hoping some will stick.
The President has an actual record of accomplishments, things he has gotten done. What does this scribbler have? Words. Empty words on a piece of paper.
I wonder what an article about "progressives" on the couch would say?
Amazing that a professional would diagnose (in detail) a person who he has never meaningfully met, interviewed, or treated.
Amazing that a professional would diagnose (in detail) a person who he has never meaningfully met, interviewed, or treated.
The religious right-wingers frighten and terrify me, conjure images of dungeons and inquisitions, or remind me of Iran. But Dubya's half (it's not really half, you know, more like 1%), just flat pisses me off. The way these people wallow in luxury, and in welfare provided by the tax-payer (even Dubya's salary should be considered as welfare), and how arrogant and stuffed full of cupidity they must of course be,is enough to send me into mega-fits of 100 proof apoplexy. Consider for example the following:
"Amazing that a professional would diagnose (in detail) a person who he has never meaningfully met, interviewed, or treated."
I once knew a doctor who was fired from his hospital for doing exactly that in a public newsgroup during the course of an extended "flame war".
He used his "medical credentials" to "diagnose", defame and discredit another poster and it bit him in the @ss.
I often use(d) little tricks to help me remember to spell. For instance; to get her = together. See?
When I broke therapist in half, I had the rapist.
I challenge anyone to read any psycho-whatever and substitute the rapist for therapist and a whole new perspective emerges.
That would be cruelty to animals! You can go to jail for that, ya know!
I'd say it's a case of "psychiatrist, diagnose thyself".....:)
WHERE IS THE MAJOR BARF ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This author is one sick person that needs to get saved, I will pray for him.
And I'm sure he wouldn't mind someone doing to him what he does to W in this article. Of course, it's so much easier to see what his problem is than it is to analyze the President; this guy is, to put it lightly, obsessed.
What a total loon. Wanting to put judges in who match his ideas is now the equivalent of MURDER? Get a grip!
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