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In reply to the discussion: I'm a shrink. Here's what I think. [View all]florida08
(4,106 posts)20. am not a professional psychiatrist
But can recognize mental illness fairly well. He is everything you said and more. He doubles down when caught in a lie. He is out of his element now so he will be seeking the approval of the old guard in congress. Meaning he will cajole and acquiesce to whatever they want. The people who thought he was tough are in for a rude awakening. He is a narcissist to the tenth degree.
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He is rare breed and to lump him with others who have had issues is a disservice
nolabels
Nov 2016
#27
I thought the same thing but here are a couple articles. Psychopaths aren't all serial killers.
octoberlib
Nov 2016
#59
That's why i say am not to good on the jargon, i had it mixed up with a sociopath
nolabels
Nov 2016
#62
That's a good article in Psychology Today. I often get the 2 terms confused.
octoberlib
Nov 2016
#64
The reason i say he is rare is because he had the fortunes and a very slick and underhanded tongue..
nolabels
Nov 2016
#60
The problem with that being that he wants to personally win, no matter what the cost to
OregonBlue
Nov 2016
#9
You are absolutely correct. Seems he really doesn't care about anyone except his daughter
OregonBlue
Nov 2016
#53
Besides projection, Repubs such as Trump viciously attack their opponent's strengths
wishstar
Nov 2016
#10
Cool. I'm curious for a qualified opinion. You think he has some HPD mixed in there too?
Maru Kitteh
Nov 2016
#11
Another personality trait of Trump is to be hypercritical of everyone and everything.
world wide wally
Nov 2016
#13
Does it even matter? It is not about the person. It is about the content.
AgadorSparticus
Nov 2016
#61
Always when he accuses someone of something it means he's the one actually guilty of it.
Kablooie
Nov 2016
#15
what about sending to your congressman or representative if that gets anywhere?
bdamomma
Nov 2016
#78
He certainly can understand american voters better than anyone else on tv.
lindysalsagal
Nov 2016
#28
Especially when you expect that shot of scotch to be another straight shot of tequila.
WheelWalker
Nov 2016
#39
Actually - millions were kept from voting - Hispanics, Blacks, and Asians
womanofthehills
Nov 2016
#66
I agree with this assessment, and that should be our focus instead of saying it was fraud
Hamlette
Nov 2016
#87
Psychopath? I would have thought sociopath based on my layman's understanding of the terms.
Auggie
Nov 2016
#49
If this guy swaggers down his psycho path for the next four years, we're ALL going to need you.
ancianita
Nov 2016
#58
You are absolutely correct. I'm no shrink, but that has been my belief on the matter since he
lonestarnot
Nov 2016
#63