Trump Cluster B Mental Illness 2024
Good evening Readers…
While I believe and know Donald J. Trump is 100% physically demon possessed to the point all the lies and crap coming out his mouth are the demons that possess him, there is much more about him that was concealed from the public for decades.
It is entirely fair that President Joe Biden’s age is a campaign issue.
But we also need to talk about Donald Trump’s various mental disorders.
Ethical people like Dr. Bandy Lee periodically pointed out that Donald Trump is seriously mentally ill.
From being a pathological liar to a textbook example of malignant narcissism, the former president displays serious Cluster B disorders that, in other circumstances, might not get him institutionalized, but would definitely justify some form of treatment.
So why aren’t we talking about that?
The MAGA GOP Repulsives are intent on making President Joe Biden’s age an issue in the upcoming election, although Trump is only four years younger.
That is perfectly appropriate in light of the fact that the incumbent would be 86 at the end of a second term.
It is important that experts — rather than Fox News pundits, who interpret every one of Biden’s verbal slips as a sign of advanced dementia — weigh in on this topic.
After all, being president is a very stressful and highly demanding job, so is it possible for an octogenarian to do it well?
I would cite the Book of Daniel wherein the prophet Daniel was a Hebrew captive of Babylon from easily 609 BC to 535 BC, who rose to be the World’s 2nd Prime Minister in both Neo Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar, and Medo-Persia under Darius the Mede and Cyrus the Persian.
He would have been 13 years old after his Bar Mitzvah to be regarded as an adult man in his Hebrew community, and add 70 years of the Captivity, You are looking at a man in his 80’s who was far more than competent to rule the World’s first two multi national Empires.
That is a valid question, and it seems as though voters deserve an answer.
But they should also know whether one of the candidates is very likely completely nuts.
Yet, Biden’s age is fair game, not just in right-wing media like FOX filth but also among mainstream news outlets.
While Trump’s mental health, or lack thereof, is largely a taboo topic, even though it is a much bigger problem.
Most right wing pundit reporters don’t have a problem with mentioning Biden’s age in a slanderous critical way.
And it bears repeating that age a perfectly legitimate concern as long as their conclusions are supported by facts, which they are NOT.
Yet the same journalists fail to spell it out for their audiences when Trump does or says something that is completely insane apart from labeling some of his most outrageous speeches “rants” or saying the former president is “unhinged.”
That is Straight Up BULLSHIT.
But those are buzzwords are not a serious nor honest attempt to spell out the TRUTH that Trump is, to put it in layman’s terms, “crazy” or more honestly FUCKING INSANE.
A big part of the reason why the former president’s mental health is not more of a topic of conversation is the so-called Goldwater Rule of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Principles of Medical Ethics.
It states that:
“it is unethical for a psychiatrist to offer a professional opinion [about someone’s mental health] unless he or she has conducted an examination and has been granted proper authorization for such a statement.”
That might seem fair in most circumstances.
But it is arguably NOT ethical to allow a seriously mentally ill person to become president — in particular if that mental illness could negatively impact their performance, which it did during Trump’s first term.
That’s WHY he had his family in Ivanka and Jared Kushner there to enable him and hide his increasing insanity and senility.
After all, there are exceptions to the attorney-client privilege; e.g., a lawyer is allowed to divulge relevant information if doing so prevents death or serious injury.
Another part of the problem is that, as a society, we do not talk much about mental health, and these disorders are not as easy to diagnose as physical ailments.
If an X-ray reveals a fracture, the bone is broken.
A biopsy showing malignant cells is clear evidence of cancer.
In these cases, no doctors are going to disagree with another doctor’s diagnosis.
However, it’s very different with mental illness!
Especially in mild or mainly benign cases which might be open to some interpretation or differences of opinion.
For example, it takes a special kind of person — specifically, someone with a very high opinion of him or herself — to decide that he or she wants to be president of the United States.
Therefore, every Commander-in-Chief probably has a possible narcissistic streak.
However, there is nothing mild or benign about Trump’s narcissism.
Trump = Textbook Case.
Look Him Up!
The Mayo Clinic website lists 13 symptoms for narcissistic personality disorder plus another eight that describe how narcissists react to criticism.
Keep in mind that displaying any number of these can make you a narcissist.
But I challenge anybody to look at this list of 21 symptoms below and find even a handful that don’t apply to Trump.
It’s an impossible task for any fair-minded person.
That’s precisely the reason why the former president’s mental health must be part of the national conversation!
Voters need to know what someone suffering from this disorder (and others) is capable of in a position of power.
Just as they need to know whether an 82-year-old like Biden; or a 78-year-old like Trump, for that matter can handle the rigors of the presidency for four years.
And it’s not just his malignant narcissism and compulsive lying.
Look up the APA’s symptoms for “sociopathy” below and it is difficult not to see Donald Trump as he is 100%!.
But who is actually looking up the definitions of “malignant narcissism” or “sociopathy?”
Clearly not enough people.
And this is where it would help if more mental health professionals like Dr. Bandy Lee spoke out as a warning to the public.
They could point out that Trump is a poster child for several serious mental disorders.
And responsible journalists should cite these opinions when they write about the former president’s latest rant or spate of lies.
In fact, most stories about him should include that information, e.g.,
“Former President Donald Trump, who experts say is mentally ill,…”
‘“As per usual, Trump, a diagnosed compulsive liar, did not stick to the truth in his remarks…”
“As a result of his malignant narcissism and sociopathy, Trump did tremendous damage during his first term, and experts say he has only gotten worse since then.”
Granted, it would have been better to have had these conversations eight years ago 2016 nationwide.
Take his narcissism, for example.
People like Trump need adulation and attention like ordinary people need oxygen.
You probably could not have headed off the adulation and socially engineered worship from his most fervent and fanatic supporters, true.
But you could have deprived the former president of much of the attention he craves so much.
Instead, media executives with an eye on the bottom line $$$ showered him with billions of dollars of free airtime!
This constituted one of the worst cases of journalistic malpractice in history.
OK, so we can’t do anything about what happened eight years ago.
What was… WAS.
But NOW this 2024 it is critically high time for experts to weigh in on Trump’s mental state!
And be HONEST how it will jeopardize and possibly destroy the United States should Trump ever be elected again.
FOOTNOTES:
Symptoms
Symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and how severe they are can vary. People with the disorder can:
Have an unreasonably high sense of self-importance and require constant, excessive admiration.
Feel that they deserve privileges and special treatment.
Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements.
Make achievements and talents seem bigger than they are.
Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate.
Believe they are superior to others and can only spend time with or be understood by equally special people.
Be critical of and look down on people they feel are not important.
Expect special favors and expect other people to do what they want without questioning them.
Take advantage of others to get what they want.
Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others.
Be envious of others and believe others envy them.
Behave in an arrogant way, brag a lot and come across as conceited.
Insist on having the best of everything — for instance, the best car or office.
At the same time, people with narcissistic personality disorder have trouble handling anything they view as criticism. They can:
Become impatient or angry when they don't receive special recognition or treatment.
Have major problems interacting with others and easily feel slighted.
React with rage or contempt and try to belittle other people to make themselves appear superior.
Have difficulty managing their emotions and behavior.
Experience major problems dealing with stress and adapting to change.
Withdraw from or avoid situations in which they might fail.
Feel depressed and moody because they fall short of perfection.
Have secret feelings of insecurity, shame, humiliation and fear of being exposed as a failure.
Antisocial personality disorder, sometimes called sociopathy
Symptoms
Symptoms of antisocial personality disorder include repeatedly:
Ignoring right and wrong.
Telling lies to take advantage of others.
Not being sensitive to or respectful of others.
Using charm or wit to manipulate others for personal gain or pleasure.
Having a sense of superiority and being extremely opinionated.
Having problems with the law, including criminal behavior.
Being hostile, aggressive, violent or threatening to others.
Feeling no guilt about harming others.
Doing dangerous things with no regard for the safety of self or others.
Being irresponsible and failing to fulfill work or financial responsibilities.
Adults with antisocial personality disorder usually show symptoms of conduct disorder before the age of 15. Symptoms of conduct disorder include serious, ongoing behavior problems, such as:
Aggression toward people and animals.
Destruction of property.
Lying and dishonesty.
Theft.
Serious violation of rules.
Antisocial personality disorder is considered a lifelong condition. But in some people, certain symptoms ― particularly destructive and criminal behavior ― may decrease over time. It's not clear whether this decrease is a result of the effect aging has on their mind and body, an increased awareness of the impact that antisocial behavior has had on their life, or other factors.
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