I_UndergroundPanther (33 posts)
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Trump is not mentally ill or crazy
He is an aged doddering sociopath narcissist authoritarian. Quit lumping trump monster with the mentally ill or the stigma reinforcing words like crazy.
He is falling apart because the ego of a narcissist is fragile once you expose his games and tear away the mask they wear because they are empty and devoid of empathy. He fears he is a loser ,and the republicans are also sociopath narcissist and authoritarian too. It is a part of who they are. Which is not mental illness or trauma inflicted wounds.
Trumps personality is who he is is the problem,not a mental illness.
IF ANYONE knows crazy it would be U.P.!
Star Member JonLP24 (24,322 posts)
1. I agree
I have mental illness myself and am a loyal Democrat.
One thing about him is he can never admit he's wrong.
Garrett78 (8,428 posts)
6. Narcissism is a mental illness, though I do get your overall point.
Racism, sexism and greed drive the train. Greed for wealth and power. Racism and sexism as the primary tools to acquire said wealth and power. That's the Republican Party of the last 50+ years in a nutshell.
I_UndergroundPanther (33 posts)
11. Trumps lack of consience is who he is
It's a bad personality not a mental illness
A mental illness can heal via therapy a sociopath gets worse with therapy and the narcissist never heals because it's who they are.mental illness definition has a hope of recovery. Sociopath narcissist and authoritarians cannot be healed because it's who they are. Mental retardation cannot be cured it is what it is,likewise certain personalities bad people do not change it can't be helped via therapy any more than therapy cures retardation.
That is the difference.
Star Member hlthe2b (72,864 posts)
9. He's a malignant narcissist--not mental illness but personality disorder AND experiencing dementia
signs and symptoms. Not end-stage by any means, but progressed sufficiently to be noticeable if you study him over the past years and months. From his frequent dilated pupils, dry mouth, intermittent uncontrolled mouth movements and sweating-- and balance issues, he is medicated as well. Given he is not consistently showing the same side effects, it may well be a combination of "indicated" specifically prescribed medications and perhaps those that may be more targeted to "getting him through his rallies and other public events (e.g., adderall that he reportedly used in the past) on days when he needs the highly stimulating effects of amphetamine.
No, he is not mentally ill. He is, however a very disturbed individual whose personality defects are made even worse by his need to compensate for the progressive loss of mental and physical function. Malignant narcissists frequently decompensate into paranoia and abusive attacks when their behaviors or failures are pointed out. And that is Trump now to a "t".
I_UndergroundPanther (33 posts)
14. I agree with the assessment of
Trump having some form of dementia.
But he isn't mentally ill.
Sociopath narcissist or authoritarians
Should be kept seperates from people who have mental illness and trauma wounding.
Narcissists should not be tolerated and treated as if they have a mental illness
Keep them seperated from vulnerable people in treatment/recovery. For they are toxic to others.
A truly evil VRWC agent would create a fictitious account of the U.P. in the roll-up to the 2020 elections...
Now, I'm not saying this is the case.... just that... well...
IF I_bobolink_homeless shows up at DU I am calling "shenanigans"...
shockey80 (2,530 posts)
13. I can honestly tell you, Trump is seriously mentally ill.
I know because I work with the mentally ill. I am starting to believe Trump suffers from delusions. Trump does not hear things or see people who are not there. I have worked with people like that. His delusions are more subtle. The way Trump looked at, took the Mueller report was not normal. He saw something that was not there, it did not exist. He believed it cleared him.
Trump may be more dangerous than we realize.
The entire left, by your definition, is mentally ill.
I_UndergroundPanther (33 posts)
15. He is panicking because
He is being exposed as the piece of shit he is.he might look mentally ill,he is not. He's mad because he's been busted.i wouldn't look past trump looking to appear mentally ill for pity. Once you pity a monster like him he takes advantage.
He may have Alzheimer's maybe that's why he appears to be mentally ill.
Other than dementia he knows what he's doing.
Star Member ismnotwasm (37,087 posts)
18. Agree
Also, it’s good to see you back
