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SMS Cohen

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11. He's an addict
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 09:50 AM
Jul 2017

There is a known and accepted condition of addiction to web forums, social media, etc.

The addict gets a rush from seeing his/her own post read and responded to by others.

Trump began his addictive behavior many years ago when he had few followers. Then as the number of followers grew, as more people would answer his tweets, as he got into more debates online, he got more and more excited. And the rush of endorphins was exhilarating.

It is also not surprising that he tweets late at night. During the day there has often been many people telling him how important he is. (Long before he was a candidate or the pres.)

But at night he is all alone with nobody talking to him. He needs the stimulation of posting a tweet. And enjoys the rush when he thinks of how people will respond.

And he is totally high when "Morning Joe" or any of the other cable nets mention his tweets.

This addictive behavior is why aides and family have been unable to get him to stop tweeting.

Also, I would not be surprised to find out that he has a secret, other-named Twitter account that he posts quite outrageous comments just to see what reactions he can stir up.

Of course I'll be watching this thread to see if anyone responds to me

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Too much Metamucil dalton99a Jul 2017 #1
combined with 'completely out of his fucking mind' 😎 spanone Jul 2017 #2
LOL!! Good one!!! skylucy Jul 2017 #10
Besides the doors are slowly opening on him as well as his family Iliyah Jul 2017 #3
Someone gave him Exlax and told him it was chocolate candy. appleannie1943 Jul 2017 #4
He IS a Fox fan after all. They do that to ALL their viewers... JHB Jul 2017 #15
Doubt it was ExLax lark Jul 2017 #64
I think he bested his record for the number of morning tweets. demmiblue Jul 2017 #5
the noose is tightening..... spanone Jul 2017 #6
And the blood flow to his brain lessens Julian Englis Jul 2017 #9
Reptilian Presidenting lunatica Jul 2017 #33
Usually torpid, and occasionally strikes venomously. bellmartin Jul 2017 #50
Yes, expect a lot more.... machoneman Jul 2017 #34
His new comm. guy Mucci something or other unleashed this insanity upon us.... magicarpet Jul 2017 #53
You are corerect. Yesterday he said let Trump be Trump, then he must have handed Donny his cell phon TeamPooka Jul 2017 #82
He's fucking nuts and becoming even fucking nuttier Julian Englis Jul 2017 #7
Gosh! I got only 2 hours of sleep, but was actually working! imanamerican63 Jul 2017 #8
He's an addict SMS Cohen Jul 2017 #11
Welcome!!!😎 spanone Jul 2017 #12
Welcome to DU. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2017 #13
or, he creates other accounts to like and re-tweet his idiocy. Ligyron Jul 2017 #27
Putin's trolls do that for him dalton99a Jul 2017 #35
A most intriguing analysis. 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #43
And here's some Rural_Progressive Jul 2017 #47
Really interesting take on it, SMS Cohen.The Mad King has enough syndromes to keep an entire faculty Hekate Jul 2017 #49
WELCOME TO DU, SMS COHEN Skittles Jul 2017 #83
The number of likes goes up substantially BeyondGeography Jul 2017 #14
great observation!!! didn't see that. spanone Jul 2017 #16
It's easy to program the bots to "like" whenever he "Hillary." GoCubsGo Jul 2017 #26
Oh yeah! leftstreet Jul 2017 #17
He can't keep this up indefinitely. GreenEyedLefty Jul 2017 #20
"It is solely up to the 52 Republican Senators!" GreenEyedLefty Jul 2017 #18
He's trying to overload TheFerret and kill him through exhaustion. grantcart Jul 2017 #19
LOL! lunatica Jul 2017 #36
Poor Ferret Hekate Jul 2017 #51
"Stay strong, TheFerret!!" nt Leghorn21 Jul 2017 #60
I laughed out loud! yardwork Jul 2017 #68
Pardon the Swamp! bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 #21
More incoherent blah, blah, blah. ffr Jul 2017 #22
He was all over the place with this batch. So, did Trump leak the Session's stuff? Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #23
That's a pretty good snapshot of what mental illness looks like. GoCubsGo Jul 2017 #24
WTF is the Amazon Washington Post? Flaleftist Jul 2017 #25
He's referring to Jeff Bezos' ownership of the Post. Tanuki Jul 2017 #29
Does that mean I can get one of their mugs thru the Amazon website? I like the new motto... Hekate Jul 2017 #38
Not me! I'm a proud user of the Amazon. nolabear Jul 2017 #46
I got really hooked on Amazon's book section a number of years ago when I collected signed firsts... Hekate Jul 2017 #57
Yep. I'm stocking the bar! nolabear Jul 2017 #58
I like that. His minions likely love their Amazon. nolabear Jul 2017 #44
Well, that's one way of running the country lunatica Jul 2017 #28
You spelled "ruining" wrong! Tanuki Jul 2017 #31
LOL! lunatica Jul 2017 #37
Very deft! 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #45
Their whole strategy is to swap characters on the political stage and project their past obstruction ancianita Jul 2017 #30
Have his lawyers jumped off of any tall buildings yet?? Vinca Jul 2017 #32
Dump sounds desperate, and Dump sounds scared. Nitram Jul 2017 #39
"Uranium deal" - Now that republicans/conservatives love Mother Russia, have they cancelled the deal keithbvadu2 Jul 2017 #40
I doubt he was up, you can schedule Tweets ahead of time...He is a lazy, disengaged HipChick Jul 2017 #41
he's giving the impression that he's completely unhinged..... spanone Jul 2017 #48
I doubt he has the expertise to do scheduled tweets TrogL Jul 2017 #55
...he pays Dan Scanvino $180K a year to manage his Twitter acct..does not need to have the expertise HipChick Jul 2017 #74
He is seriously mentally ill colsohlibgal Jul 2017 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jul 2017 #86
Mueller & team better be working at light speed. -nt CrispyQ Jul 2017 #52
Coke tweets. maveric Jul 2017 #54
...What about all of the Clinton ties to Russia? Huh? What about those??? Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2017 #56
He should make sure all his affairs are in order. L. Coyote Jul 2017 #59
"Keep....your doctor closer..." Tanuki Jul 2017 #63
His hair dye is seeping through his cranium. Jim Dandy Jul 2017 #61
Yes, "why think of that?" GallopingGhost Jul 2017 #62
WTF? LittleGirl Jul 2017 #65
so many why's... spanone Jul 2017 #66
"Acid washed" emails NastyRiffraff Jul 2017 #67
It's the latest fashion trend CatMor Jul 2017 #77
How did we end up with this idiot? smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #69
If I knew someone who Tweeted like that... C Moon Jul 2017 #70
The poor sailors who serve on that carrier are doomed. lpbk2713 Jul 2017 #71
Busy little blowhard. Solly Mack Jul 2017 #72
He's sounding like a trapped animal DesertRat Jul 2017 #73
Yeah, Don... forgotmylogin Jul 2017 #75
And his minions really do believe this crap. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #76
I'm convinced the time of his tweets have to do with his Alzheimers treatment ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #78
Lights are usually used for Alzheimer's treatment oxbow Jul 2017 #80
I changed it to Alzheimer's ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #84
Anyone here? KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2017 #79
Bad. His base doesn't read real news. DT reinforces Alice11111 Jul 2017 #81
Paranoid much, sTrumpet? raven mad Jul 2017 #85
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