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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I agree. They will oppose everything just out of their “principle”, no matter what.
Many of us instantly recognized this in Prezzy Stompyfoot eight years ago. At least it applied before....
Isn’t Kuntzman the snowflake who suffered from PTSD after firing an AR-15 sytled rifle? He may have even soiled himself.
And yet they missed all this in obama.
Oh, but they liked him. I get it.
Soviet propaganda tactic. Declare your enemies to be mentally ill.
Obama fantasized about success he never had and he was normal. Trump is abnormal because he has self-created great success.
...in their own orbit with occasional skips
EXCUSE ME?
The guy that has PTSD from shooting an ar15 is going to lecture us about mental health?
You got it.
Talk about a narcissist!
That's in the original german...
The english is "mangina."
Oh yeah, sure. That is why he always speaks about working as a team, about Americans, and his voters.
Obama only ever said me, me, me, I, I, I..... Clearly not narcissism here.
Emailed this guy. Here is his reply back.
The circumstances of the Iraqi ban by Obama are slightly different, as we wrote here: President Trump’s travel ban differs from Obama’s 2011 Iraq refugee policy (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/president-trump-travel-ban-differs-obama-2011-policy-article-1.2959631).
I never said Obama wasn’t also a narcissist (all politicians are!). But the former president was able to view objective reality. Read his letter to the AMA about Obamacare. He admitted that there are some flaws. Listen to his speeches; he’s pretty open about not being a perfect person/president.
Gersh Kuntzman
Columnist
New York Daily News
This guy makes me ill. Going to reply back. Any suggestions.
“Objective Reality” he says? What he actually means to say is “The former president agreed with my ideas about how things should be done.” Since Trump doesn’t follow their ideals, somehow he is insane. Sorry Gersh, you need to look in a mirror and ask your primary physician about ‘Projection’.
LOL! Appropriate acronym.
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