Harvard psychiatrist Lance Dodes: Donald Trump is a sociopath and a very sick individual
Harvard professor and psychoanalyst on the "antiquated" Goldwater rule and our president's "serious mental illness"Source: Salon
In the age of television and now the internet, there are hundreds of thousands of hours of video and audio footage of every president widely available. There are also rumors and leaks from within the White House and other branches of government that can help paint a picture of a given presidents moods, desires, thoughts and other behavior. What is to be done if this evidence collectively suggests that the president of the United States is mentally ill?
Unfortunately, with Donald Trump this is not the stuff of a political thriller. It is painfully plausible and all too real. The evidence suggesting that Donald Trump may have serious mental health problems is overwhelming.
He is a compulsive liar who creates his own fantasy world. Trump is also extremely moody and impulsive. Trumps advisers have to satisfy his extreme narcissism and nurture his detachment from reality by presenting him on a twice-daily basis with a file folder full of good news. Fellow Republicans have been recorded on a hot mike suggesting that Trump may be crazy. The American news media, as well as commentators from other countries, have voiced serious concerns about Trumps mental health and the threat it poses to global security.
Read more: http://www.salon.com/2017/09/12/harvard-psychiatrist-lance-dodes-donald-trump-is-a-sociopath-and-a-very-sick-individual/
no_hypocrisy
(45,780 posts)He made bad decisions, had poor judgment, made little sense when he spoke, repeated whatever he last heard of FOX News, etc. and yet he coveted the company of a neighbor who maintained that my father really had a grip on things and was fully in control.
Like Trump, my father was functional and that made it unlikely to find two physicians who would agree that he needed legal guardianship or power of attorney to handle his affairs. Not to mention he had that neighbor ready to testify that he didn't need help.
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)MFM008
(19,782 posts)I disagree with is that maggot walks away unscathed.
I believe the brand will be extremely damaged.
MyOwnPeace
(16,888 posts)He (Orange Cheat-o) IS a very sick individual.
And so are those that continue to support/encourage him!
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)This issue has been getting kicked around and around but the GOP puts party over country 100% of the time. Our country is falling apart as planned by Putin and Bannon and the our reps are doing nothing. They have had ample reasons and opportunities yet no real action. Shit, we all know that if Hillary or Obama acted 1/1,000,000,000,000th as crazy as the fake prez there already would be hearings and experts testifying to start Impeachment or 25th Amend proceedings.
world wide wally
(21,719 posts)Then there is the rest of it as evidence