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pnwmom

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12. Which is probably why they changed the manual -- there is so much overlap.

Reply to Bozvotros (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 9, 2017, 12:57 PM

Oct 2017

But the histrionic diagnosis omits his incredible grandiosity, and his need for constant affirmation, and his impulse to destroy anyone who threatens his exalted sense of himself. To me, those features are what make him so dangerous.

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Trump's Real Diagnosis: Histrionic Personality Disorder [View all] Bozvotros Oct 2017 OP

Napoleon should be displaced by Trump as the symbbol of the crazy world leader. gordianot Oct 2017 #1

Napoleon actually did something..... Bozvotros Oct 2017 #4

Napoleon got his reputation from those who imitated his personna. gordianot Oct 2017 #8

If you look at his twitter feed Bozvotros Oct 2017 #13

Interestingly enough, Trump visited Napoleon's tomb in July dalton99a Oct 2017 #14

He does show some classic symptoms pandr32 Oct 2017 #2

Here's a good link for more.... Bozvotros Oct 2017 #6

My copy of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump arrived today mnhtnbb Oct 2017 #3

The contributors took a real risk with this book. gordianot Oct 2017 #9

He has features of that but his primary disorder is his narcissism. He is narcissistic to the point pnwmom Oct 2017 #5

He's a cluster B casserole alright. Bozvotros Oct 2017 #10

Which is probably why they changed the manual -- there is so much overlap. pnwmom Oct 2017 #12

The authors of The Dangerous Case cyclonefence Oct 2017 #19

That sounds like a good description. And they all knew it during the election and yet waited pnwmom Oct 2017 #20

You're right about his danger to himself and others. Eyeball_Kid Oct 2017 #7

That was a keeper! Bozvotros Oct 2017 #11

Power Grid wiped out is the truth. gordianot Oct 2017 #16

HPD similar to narcissism, except those w HPD do not exaggerate their self-worth. highplainsdem Oct 2017 #15

I see that....but Bozvotros Oct 2017 #18

Can we just agree the man is nucking futs? raven mad Oct 2017 #17

A person who has a recognized personality disorder can ALSO develop dementia... Hekate Oct 2017 #21