President Trump is Psychotic -- Psychiatrist L. Dodes Says

maximumpossiblesuffering · Feb 13, 2019

piezoe said:
Dr Lance Dodes, a former Harvard professor now with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society And Institute has argued President Trump

... is "a psychopath... an enormous present danger... a very sick man... displaying symptoms of psychosis". On Trump's compulsive tweeting, Dodes said, "The simple explanation for it is that he's not in control of himself. This is what we mean when we say that somebody is becoming psychotic or is briefly psychotic... All of his delusional ideas come up when he is stressed in some way and then he loses track of reality because it doesn't fit what he needs to believe." He also said it was "an extremely dangerous thing" for a position of power to be held by someone who "appears so wantonly unconcerned about the welfare of others and willing to do anything to promote himself".

It's not as though we weren't warned: remember his very first official visit after his inauguration, to the HQ of the CIA? Smart move, I thought: he is going to build bridges after the rows with the intelligence community during the campaign. But no. He stood in front of the wall of stars commemorating CIA officers killed serving the US and created a huge storm about the media reports that there had been bigger crowds for Barack Obama's inauguration than his - which there had. At best, chronic narcissism; at worst, a personality disorder that would be pretty scary in anyone, but frankly terrifying when we are talking about the president of the United States. Which is why the shrinks are refusing to be silent, rule or no rule.

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/donald-trump-mental-health

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It seems to me that Dr. Lance Dodes is projecting. Tweeting, in spite of what the media or Dr. Dodes says, is not a symptom of psychosis anymore than blogging on the internet for 16 hours a day. Right fellas?

TreeFrogTrader · Feb 13, 2019

piezoe said:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/07/donald-trump-dangerous-psychiatrist

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There is another pattern by which he is dangerous. His cognitive function, or his ability to process knowledge and thoughts, has begun to be widely questioned. Many have noted a distinct decline in his outward ability to form complete sentences, to stay with a thought, to use complex words and not to make loose associations. This is dangerous because of the critical importance of decision-making capacity in the office that he holds. Cognitive decline can result from any number of causes – psychiatric, neurological, medical, or medication-induced – and therefore needs to be investigated. Likewise, we do not know whether psychiatric symptoms are due to a mental disorder, medication, or a physical condition, which only a thorough examination can reveal.

A diagnosis in itself, as much as it helps define the course, prognosis, and treatment, is Trump’s private business, but what is our affair is whether the president and commander-in-chief has the capacity to function in his office. Mental illness, or even physical disability, does not necessarily impair a president from performing his function. Rather, questions about this capacity mobilised us to speak out about our concerns, with the intent to warn and to educate the public, so that we can help protect its own safety and wellbeing.

At no other time has a group of mental health professionals been so concerned about a sitting president’s dangerousness

The progress of the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigations was worrisome to us for the effects it would have on the president’s stability. We predicted that Trump, who has shown marked signs of psychological fragility under ordinary circumstances, barely able to cope with basic criticism or unflattering news, would begin to unravel with the encroaching indictments. And if his mental stability suffered, then so would public safety and international security.

Kim Jong-un’s new year speech increased tensions about who had the biggest nuclear button. Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images

Indeed, that is what began to unfold: Trump became more paranoid, espousing once again conspiracy theories that he had let go of for a while. He seemed further to lose his grip on reality by denying his own voice on the Access Hollywood tapes. Also, the sheer frequency of his tweets seemed to reflect an agitated state of mind, and his retweeting some violent anti-Muslim videos showed his tendency to resort to violence when under pressure.

Trump views violence as a solution when he is stressed and desires to re-establish his power. Paranoia and overwhelming feelings of weakness and inadequacy make violence very attractive, and powerful weapons very tempting to use – all the more so for their power. His contest with the North Korean leader about the size of their nuclear buttons is an example of that and points to the possibility of great danger by virtue of the power of his position.

It does not take a mental health professional to see that a person of Trump’s impairments, in the office of the presidency, is a danger to us all. What mental health experts can offer is affirmation that these signs are real, that they may be worse than the untrained person suspects, and that there are more productive ways of handling them than deflection or denial.
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Don't have to spend much time analyzing Hillary's mental state and whether it is dangerous for her to have her hand on the remote that could launch the Price Is Right, do ya?

Frederick Foresight · Feb 13, 2019

TreeFrogTrader said:
Be kind of hard for you to judge with your associates degree from MooseDump Shopping Mall Community College wouldn't it?
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For what it's worth, I have a master's degree, asshole. You?

TreeFrogTrader · Feb 13, 2019

maximumpossiblesuffering said:
It seems to me that Dr. Lance Dodes is projecting. Tweeting, in spite of what the media or Dr. Dodes says, is not a symptom of psychosis anymore than blogging on the internet for 16 hours a day. Right fellas?
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I have DNA that says that I am descended from the Lone Ranger and I am sticking with that story no matter what because my Paw Paw told me his Grand Paw Paw was the Lone Ranger. Dr. Dodes told me that I should not worry about being crazy, because that type of thing is normal among many of the people he associates with.

Then I told him I was republican so he wanted to have me committed.

He has a picture of Joseph Stalin on the wall in his office. I told that my Great Grand Paw Paw looked a lot like that and he got pissed.

TreeFrogTrader · Feb 13, 2019

Frederick Foresight said:
For what it's worth, I have a master's degree, asshole. You?
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Yup. Two degrees. From real universities unlike Shopping Mall University like you.

How come you are an idiot then?

Oh, and that's Mr. Asshole to you.

Frederick Foresight · Feb 13, 2019

TreeFrogTrader said:
Yup. Two degrees. From real universities unlike Shopping Mall University like you.

How come you are an idiot then?

Oh, and that's Mr. Asshole to you.
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Sure, bro. I believe you.

gwb-trading · Feb 13, 2019

Y'all know that only degrees in African-American and Women's Studies count for the left.

Frederick Foresight · Feb 13, 2019

gwb-trading said:
Y'all know that only degrees in African-American and Women's Studies count for the left.
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https://www.google.com/search?q=most scientists are democrats&cad=h

CaptainObvious · Feb 13, 2019

Frederick Foresight said:
For what it's worth, I have a master's degree, asshole. You?
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Masters degree? Sounds kinda racist to me.

gwb-trading · Feb 13, 2019

Frederick Foresight said:
https://www.google.com/search?q=most scientists are democrats&cad=h
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Most Engineers are Republicans
https://www.machinedesign.com/news/politics-engineers