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.
You're wrong! Where is the MEGA BARF ALERT!?
A Dr. friend once told me that psychiatry was the last refuge of the marginal Dr. In the profession they are looked at somewhat like child molesters in prison.
Of course we know that many people become part of the so-called "caring" professions because of similar problems within themselves. So it should be no surprise that many psychiatrists are latent psychotics with delusions of grandeur.
Sounds to me, like the author is pointing one finger at "Dubya", addicts, and people in recovery, while totally ignoring the other three fingers pointing back in his Narcissictic fat ass face. More drivil from so many in the Psychology field who are genuinely jealous of self help and faith based recovery programs. It deters from their pocket books, and the statistics of success greatly favor these programs and churches, as oppossed to the dumb ass, over educated, twits who beleive they can fix your problems. But what do I know? Only that God is real, and I'm sober for over 20 years without any help from this asshole, and so is the President.
Gee! I wonder what the writer of this article is addicted to? Himself maybe...
He should be writing about Ted Kennedy instead.
I suppose these guys would think Bill Clinton's sexual tendancies to be totally normal.
No "Dr.", psychiatric or otherwise, who is worth a cr@p would ever make a diagnosis without a direct examination of the patient.
The author needs a few more days of rehab.
Hey Dr. Bruce! Bite me.
Psychiatry is SO much easier to practice if you avoid all that messy clinical stuff where you actually interact with the patient. That way, there's no reality to interfere with your thinking.
The Liberals believe that anything a member of the left does is OK because "the end justifies the means."
Hmmm. Presumably if W had instead become a Liberal then he would have chosen the "right" way? IOW all religious people are deficient human beings in this guy's eyes. "Religion is the opiate of the masses" - where have I heard THAT before?
Is ProgressiveDailyBeacon.Com the research arm [sic] of Democratic Underground?
I'm a little ticked with Bush over Terri Shiavo, but this is total nonsense! No evidence of this kind of behavior at all.
It does have me wondering, though, just what was going on in Clinton's mind when we walked into church carrying a Bible after the Monica Lewinsky revelations.
When HE walked, excuse me.
I appreciate the thought, but I nor any other recovering addict/alcoholic deserve recognition or praise for maintaining our recovery. Staying sober is no more noble than a diabetic maintaining their condition.
I`ve seen bums passed out on the street with clearer faces than that guy, and just think; For the past 40 plus years the people of Massachussets just keep re-electing him over and over and over and over. Out of the entire state, this full blown alcoholic is the best person they can find. Even after Chappaquiddick, he was re-elected. He can do no wrong. He`s a Kennedy.
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