Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Inside The Mind of Trump: A Salamander Guest Post


In response to yesterday's post, The Salamander offered the following analysis, which I am featuring as a guest post:

.. have a long background on the perimeter of 'mood disorders' ..
The Trump is easily found, though spattered within the DSM-4 & the updated DSM-5. ie he manifests comorbid or multiple symptoms. What is obvious throughout the diagnostic and treatment algorithims is that the patient cannot and will not 'heal' themselves. Will not, cannot.

One may as well suggest to a diabetic that they 'pull up their socks' or develop a new hobby, or eat more broccoli.. or 'give their head a shake'. The most common mistake of those suffering from mood disorders is - upon feeling better from therapy & medication.. they stop medication & of course cease attending therapy sessions. In other words they did not succeed in reaching full remission. Worse, they become locked in a vicious & shrinking circle. The disorder(s) & symptoms blooms faster and faster.. and is harder to ever attain full remission.

Trump is far from 'the healthiest President in American history' as he proclaims. The nation has no idea what medication(s) he is taking daily or the side effects. Leaving aside the obvious low hanging fruit of greed, vanity and deceit & likelihood of blood pressure issues & meds, we note a zero alcohol routine as well as possible scalp meds promoting hair growth. Not Good! Only then may we proceed to the somatic i.e., sleep issues, extreme narcissism & related fabrication. Then we hit ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder, ugh, as well as Possible OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. We could throw in Prostate and Erectile Dysfunction Disorder & medication such as Viagra.

Finally, we may also arrive at Mixed Anxiety with Depression, and if his vanity and anger issues preclude professional psychiatric therapy then rest assured he is managing such a comorbid mood disorder with medication alone. For many suffering from this debilitating disorder, withdrawal from medication & in the absence of therapy, the next stage is often a rapid or sudden spiral into psychotic states. It would be unkind & unwise to describe such a psychosis as 'fantasyland' or Donald in Wonderland.

Dare I mention the dreaded 'Side Effects' of any and all of these medications.. or absence of some of them? The Donald is hardwired from birth, as are all of us. Where he went or goes from there through life is mediated via environment, familial and peer events & now as he ages badly before our very eyes and he grows more and more addicted to listening to his own voice only.. and constantly, we see a bewildered, conceited, nasty and extremely ignorant megalomaniac in the White House. Land of the Free & the Home of the Brave.. right ... This loser in life, is attracting similar people.. ie., the GOP and their base, most of whom may not be at risk of growing dementia like Ronald Reagan or the Donald

6 comments:

  1. Great,just great. And he has the nuclear launch codes. I do so hope the American defence establishment has removed the electronics from the "football" and replaced them with a Big Mac and a large side of fries.

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    1. It is pretty clear, Mound, that the inmate is running the asylum formerly known as the United States of America.

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  2. I tried to save one of your own this morning Salamander. A little (1 1/2") Eastern Red was out on the road so I scooped it up and put it in the ditch. At todays low temperature they move so slowly ; I hope it was still alive.

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  3. An excellent -- and frightening -- diagnosis.

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  4. .. most excellent Rumley !
    Always a privilege Lorne.. ! Merci Beaucoup !
    You rock, Mound .. always ! Thanks..

    I forgot the side effect of many medications..
    is constipation in conjunction with dry mouth..
    Thus serious time on the Golden Toilet ..
    and one may suppose GOP koolaid helps
    But there is are meds for the constipation side effects..
    and yes.. they have their own unique side effects .. ergh ..
    Unfortunately.. lots of $$$ not an antidote .. ever

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