Posted on 01/30/2017 8:32:23 AM PST by Rennes Templar
The time has come to say it: there is something psychologically wrong with the President.
The fuzzy outlines of President Trump's likely mental illness came into sharper focus this week: in two interviews with major networks, he revealed paranoia and delusion; he quadruple-downed on his fabrication that millions of people voted illegally, which demonstrated he is disconnected from reality itself; his petulant trade war with Mexico reveals that he values self-image even over national interest; his fixation with inaugural crowd size reveals a childish need for attention.
Partisans have been warning about Trump's craziness for months, but rhetoric from political opponents is easily dismissed; it's the water of the very swamp the President says he wants to drain.
But frightened by the President's hubris, narcissism, defensiveness, belief in untrue things, conspiratorial reflexiveness and attacks on opponents, mental health professionals are finally speaking out. The goal is not merely to define the Madness of King Donald, but to warn the public where it will inevitably lead.
Ex-Trump executive: I knew he was ill for last 35 years "Narcissism impairs his ability to see reality," said Dr. Julie Futrell, a clinical psychologist, who, of course, added a standard disclaimer because she has never actually treated Trump. "So you can't use logic to persuade someone like that. Three million women marching? Doesn't move him. Advisers point out that a policy choice didn't work? He won't care. The maintenance of self-identity is the organizing principle of life for those who fall toward the pathological end of the narcissistic spectrum."
A little background: Shrinks don't typically analyze public figures. The reticence dates back to 1964, during Barry Goldwater's run for President. Then, like now, many shrinks believed that the candidate was psychologically damaged — but unlike now, many diagnosed him for a Fact magazine special...
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Gersch Kuntzman exhibits classic signs of Malignant Projectionism.
These people are unhinged!
Where the hell were these armchair psychiatrists when the true narcissist in chief (barky) was in office?
“The time has come to say it” oh yes it had been an entire week, we have been holding back ever so long.
“hubris, narcissism, defensiveness, belief in untrue things, conspiratorial reflexiveness and attacks on opponents...”
Describes the intolerable imbeciles having meltdowns all over the country day after day - perfectly.
“there is something psychologically wrong with the President.”
Yep, he loves America..wants it to be great..believes in the rule of law.. and wants Americans (not illegal invaders) to succeed..Lock him up!
This is how they’re going to try to bring him down.
They say he’s crazy because he doesn’t accept reality. This is the reality his enemies created.
If not accepting the truth when the facts are right in front of you means you’re crazy, then half of the world is crazy because they don’t believe Bill Clinton raped women, they don’t believe any of things about Hillary and they don’t believe Obama is a Muslim from Kenya.
Like my cherished DrO used to tell me, show him a “clinical psychologist” and he’ll show you “a totally screwed-up person in desperate need of an excellent psychiatrist who has the patience of Job.”
This is just another turd they’re tossing up on the wall to see if it sticks. This Kuntzman couldn’t think of anything better than to rip off the same tele-diagnosis crap by a guy who was meant to infer he was speaking officially for Johns Hopkins University....I’d gather JHU has already told him to STFU. They mainly subsist on government research and contracts. Dumb ass move.
or Hillary’s power hungry drive.
After 8 years of silence with Obama CInC, really!
yup
Isn’t Gersh Kuntzman the guy who claimed he got PTSD from the recoil of an AR-15?
The left isn’t even original.
Next they’ll be saying his birth certificate isn’t real and he was born in Kenya.
Gosh Gersh, you are dumb.
Heavenly Father, We praise Your Holy Name. Our President is under attack and we pray that You will send mighty angels to protect him, the vice-president and all those who are seeking Your Will for America. Please bind the enemy for all to see. in the Precious Name of Jesus, Amen
It's not like freepers aren't exposed to liberal ‘thought’ in every major newspaper, magazine and crappy TV show. We swim in a polluted liberal world...
Think twice before putting this filth out...
Did Gersh write something like this over the last 8 years?
No?
Yo Gersh, go and reproduce asexually.
5.56mm
clinical psychologist is NOT a psychiatrist who is a Medical Doctor and YES, it IS ‘malpractice’ to diagnose without an examination.
When was the last time that a question about “mental health” of a sitting President was brought up?
Just about every time a person wearing an “R” behind his name gets into the office.
Presidents with a “D” beside their names get an automatic pass.
Doesn’t this fit Obama rather than Trump?
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