American psycho: Is Donald Trump clinically deranged?

[uawchild]

Truly self-made billionaire Michael Bloomberg deftly suggested that Donald Trump is mentally unstable when New York’s former mayor called on Americans to elect a “sane” person as President.

Doing so at the Democratic National Convention, Bloomberg made public what many wonder in private: Is Trump certifiable?
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Cross Trump and prepare to be on the receiving end of threats, including of physical violence. Previously, he had directed them at protesters. Now, the would-be President has targeted a former mayor and one of America’s most respected businessmen and philanthropists.

Trump is forever vindictive. The previous week — right after the Republican Convention — he announced that he would create a SuperPAC to defeat at the polls former primary rivals Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, both of whom pointedly refused to endorse him.

Of course, add pathological lying to the mix.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/donald-trump-american-psycho-article-1.2731580

I vote: Clinically deranged.

[edhopper]

1. What does he think

about Phil Collin's second albumn?

[madinmaryland]

15. He doesn't care anymore??

[edhopper]

16. ha ha

I was referencing the movie American Psycho.

[madinmaryland]

17. I would prefer if tRump would just say, "Hello, I Must Be Going!"...

or "i'm just going to go fuck myself".

[Charles Bukowski]

27. Why don't we discuss it

over dinner at Dorsia? They have great sea urchin ceviche

[edhopper]

28. I thought

you couldn't get a reservation at Dorsia's?

[sharp_stick]

2. I would like to see the

results of a 30 day psychiatric hold on him. I think he's got a lot of really deep and nasty issues.

[safeinOhio]

3. Clinical term for his pathology is

Fucking nuts.

[lindysalsagal]

18. batshit crazy

[angrychair]

4. Is Donald Trump clinically deranged?

YES. Next question?

[spanone]

5. all's i know is that anyone who 'follows' him is certainly clinically insane

or deranged

[HereSince1628]

6. This theme is really getting tired. Really tired.

Mental illness is characterized by -dysfunction- and -distress- for the afflicted person.

Trump isn't dysfunctional, but rather successful, and for all his deviant messaging, he doesn't seem to suffer any distress.

[highprincipleswork]

11. I'm not a shrink, but I'm pretty sure one can be "successful", as you say and still suffer from any

of a number of what we call mental disorders. They are not, frankly, "mental" - because they involve the whole body, but anything in the current DSM can surely exist with the person still being "high functioning" and even successful.

In fact, the unsuccessful examples we don't generally hear about. It's the successful maniacs that make their mark, like, let's say Hitler.

Successful? Well, very much so, up to a point. Mentally secure? I can't imagine any one among us saying so.

[Ilsa]

12. Many CEOs can be classified as having sociopathic traits.

Their sociopathy permits them to ignore the point of view and suffering of others in favor of achieving the CEO's primary goals.

Some of us on DU have noticed details about the Donald's speech, both content and delivery, that indicate he may have several mental health issues, including narcissism and perhaps episodes of mania. I don't have as much professional experience on this as some other DUers, but I've encountered it in my nursing work and personal life.

[HereSince1628]

22. Yes, though sociopath isn't even legitimate psychological diagnosis.

So that's -very- meaningful, I am sure.

[No Vested Interest]

7. Personality disorder: narcissism. not curable.

IOW: do not expect a 70-year-old man to make lasting changes in his personality, as the habits are too deeply ingrained and not recognized by the person in whom they reside.

[sofa king]

10. Spot on.

Inability to change is one of the classic traits of the narcissist. They only seek treatment during the comparatively rare bouts of depression, in which they experience regret for their actions and can feel empathy for others. Then, when their self esteem recovers and they start believing their own bullshit again, they invariably leave treatment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/basics/definition/con-20025568

Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultraconfidence lies a fragile self-esteem that's vulnerable to the slightest criticism.

That's what we've been seeing since Thursday: a massive crack in Trump's self esteem, and he's lashing out against his critics in every malevolent way that he can. If we're lucky, the slide will accelerate into depression and withdrawal, and at that moment I think he can be induced to leave the race. That's not the best thing for the Democrats, who now appear to be coasting toward a landslide, but it is in the best interests of the nation as a whole.

[No Vested Interest]

19. I wish I could agree that TRump could be induced to leave the race, but,

I believe, unfortunately, that he's past that point, due to the involvement and support of his "team", including his adult children and managers.
They are now so invested in his race that would/will cover for him and persuade him to carry on, even when he is really no longer able.
We've seen this happen with entertainment celebrities surrounded by team members and hangers-on, so that the entertainers linger on in the business, at lessened capacity.
We also saw it happen in the 1980's, when the President of the US continued in office long past his capacity.

[sofa king]

20. A very good point.

It is those people around him who rebuild Trump's self-esteem when it is bruised or crushed, not unlike Hitler's "secretary circle."

We may be able to see signs of a declination in advance, when close associates begin fleeing the bunker, so to speak.

We may already be seeing some of the signs, as Trump has a very busy two day week scheduled this week, while his running mate continues to carry a full load.

[randome]

8. I doubt he fits any definition right now.

But I do think he will suffer a meltdown before November and then we may gain some insights into his deeper psychological makeup.

[kestrel91316]

9. I'm no shrink, but it's clear to me that he has a whole

trainload of psychopathology underneath that rabid wombat.

[loyalsister]

13. Medicalizing Trump is ableist

If the logic is that by framing Trump as having a mental illness makes him unfit for the presidency then the message is that mental illness is equated with incompetence and that is a dangerous thing to not only assert but to advocate which is exactly what anyone saying “Trump is [insert usually bigoted term for mental illness here] are doing.

There is also the fact that much of the “evidence” people are using in their speculation is based on Trump’s bigotry. Finn has a great piece how “Wrong Does Not Mean Crazy” which focuses on how problematic it is to equate ideas we disagree with as evidence of the idea holder’s mental instability.

I cannot say strongly enough that bigotry is not a mental illness. It is also important to remind you that Trump doesn’t exist in a vacuum. He didn’t reach where he is by donning the guise of a supervillain (mo matter how abhorrent many of his ideas are) and threatening his way to the nomination.

https://crippledscholar.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/on-the-medicalization-of-donald-trump/

[demigoddess]

14. narcissistic personality disorder and onset of alzheimer's

lay money on it

[Lars39]

23. I think you've nailes it!

Something in his face the first time I saw him reminded me of early dementia.

[MrScorpio]

21. He's definitely emotionally damaged...

For the clinical determination, a good CAT Scan might to the trick.

Which could turn out to be ironic for him, given the way that he bullies disabled people.

[Gothmog]

24. Trimp is a sicko

[imanamerican63]

25. Both Michael Steel & Steve Schmidt...

think there is something rotten in Trump's mind!

[Henhouse]

26. He definately has the Norman Bates Vibe...Have you seen his mother?

This is and actual photo of Trump's mom. Not a photoshop. Not to speak ill of his dead mother but this gives that thing on his head new context. Very creepy.