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dalton99a

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6. This is a life and death choice

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Thu Oct 29, 2020, 09:50 AM

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Psychologist Dan McAdams on the case of Trump: "Much stranger than any diagnostic category" [View all] catbyte Oct 2020 OP

"Trumpism literally is a death cult; his followers are human biological weapons." Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #1

No kidding!!! calimary Oct 2020 #25

Psychologist would say that the diagnostic category tRump falls under is safeinOhio Oct 2020 #2

"Perhaps even a sociopath or a psychopath"?? Boy is that understating it. unblock Oct 2020 #3

I think a sociopath, not a psychopath. He seems more directed against groups than random people. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #14

Why can't he be both ? eppur_se_muova Oct 2020 #17

Can be both; I don't think he is. Attacks individuals who interacted w him, not random people Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #28

Not quite the distinction between the terms. Caliman73 Oct 2020 #23

Okay, thank you. I will take that on board and adjust what I write in the future. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #29

For those of us already trapped in abusive relationships, it's a double-whammy. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #4

I'm in the same situation. It's awful. CottonBear Oct 2020 #24

We'll get through this. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #26

Thank you! CottonBear Oct 2020 #27

It's pretty much the one thing my abuser and I can agree on. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #30

I have never been in an abusive relationship, other than with my step-mother, smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #35

All his disorders... Newest Reality Oct 2020 #5

"The Presidency doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are." eppur_se_muova Oct 2020 #19

This is a life and death choice dalton99a Oct 2020 #6

all the men and women around him warrior1 Oct 2020 #7

As a clinical psychologist, I'm very much in agreement with McAdams-- JohnnyLib2 Oct 2020 #8

Well, I am hoping that we handle it through our justice system, PatrickforO Oct 2020 #12

"indict him, try him, and imprison him....." JohnnyLib2 Oct 2020 #36

Marking to read later. tanyev Oct 2020 #9

Yes. PTSD. It will take our people a while to recover from Trump's PatrickforO Oct 2020 #10

I'll opt for PTSD over surrendering to Trump. no_hypocrisy Oct 2020 #11

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2020 #13

K&R Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #15

"His mental pathologies have infected tens of millions of his followers, ... " Botany Oct 2020 #16

Dude with the flag needs a bro. ffr Oct 2020 #21

Interesting concept. However, I'm not sure I believe anyone who isn't already Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #43

Maybe he's confusing "his struggles" with another? 3825-87867 Oct 2020 #18

He kept a book on Hitler on his nightstand Nexus2 Oct 2020 #39

Is this what it feels like to be in an abusive relationship? ffr Oct 2020 #20

perhaps a sociopath or psychopath??? llashram Oct 2020 #22

Thanks, Putin! Kid Berwyn Oct 2020 #31

Kick Hekate Oct 2020 #32

same here..the only solace for me is the fact that our Governor Inslee is a buffer between us... samnsara Oct 2020 #33

KNR niyad Oct 2020 #34

to puke lurkers: This is pure fact. nt BootinUp Oct 2020 #37

K and R Quixote1818 Oct 2020 #38

Damn, I guess Biden's "What the Hell is wrong with this guy?" was pretty was a more viable question Nexus2 Oct 2020 #40

If you are looking for a single word ... "solipsism." Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #41

The Shitshowman's 3-Ring Turd Circus Blue Owl Oct 2020 #42