People who don’t know who they are or who are trying to be someone they’re not, don’t know what they think. It’s a real effort to create a persona and stick to it. He probably has to ask himself at least once every couple of minutes, “Now what should I be thinking in this scenario?” (Never mind feeling, that’s way too much effort.) I expect he will have a nervous breakdown before too long.
1) That's how "Dexter", the psychopathic avenging serial killer thinks; he constantly checks himself to see if his response is appropriate.
2) I, too, believe he will resign early for "health" reasons.