When I never thought Trump had a chance of winning I enjoyed sticking it to him in snarky stories (aka diaries). Alas, now things are deadly serious.
Of the 200 stories I wrote, the most serious were always the ones I wrote from the perspective of a therapist. The two most recent (top right) were about the mental instability demonstrated by his Tweets over the past couple of days. Al in all I wrote about 20 pieces about the mental health of Trump.
A few tidbits from a psychotherapist’s online forum I being to:
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What are the safeguards to prevent the most dangerous abuses to civil liberties? Are there any? Is there a point where the Republicans in Congress will say enough is enough and initiate impeachment proceedings. As I see it, this is the only way to stop the Trump juggernaut . Using the powers of Congress to stop the most egregious threats to democracy may not be enough since the president has so many powers to act unilaterally. Even a four star general is subordinate to him. The final word in the Situation Room on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden was Obama giving the go ahead.
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How can Trump be removed from office? —
He can do something impeachable, some sort of accepting a bribe would be most likely, but that would be an excuse to remove him because they see he is mentally deteriorating, and has become both and embarrassment to the party, but also to the country as we attempt to remain the leader of the free world. Such an impeachment would be a face saving alternative to trying to remove him because he is medically impaired.: Article 2, Section 1 of the Constitution: In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by law provide for the Case of Removal, death, resignation or inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
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Kellyanne and Steve Cortes move over:
Another cringe worthy shill, campaign senior communications advisor is the chinless Jason Miller… now on MSNBC it’s as if he’s talking about a reasonable president elect… smiling away… waffling away of whether to take a flag burners citizenship away… the moderator is asking again and again whether a person should have their citizenship stripped… and again and again this weasel shill avoid… and one of the moderators ends with “I have to admit I am very frustrated” meaning frustrated with his refusing to answer the citizenship question. Interviewers can stop giving when these flunkies try to play back-a-mole, in fact they should get a bigger heavier mallet the more they try to avoid a straight forward question. Take that Kellyanne Conway…
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On MSNBC:
Barney Frank thinks all the Trump craziness is part of a calculated strategy to both pander to his supporters and deflect attention away from other matters he is under scrutiny for. Sorry, Barney, I agree with you on most issues, but you’re no psychologist. Michael Steele thinks Trump is shrewd and working the angles. Chris Mathews isn’t buying it. It bothers me when laymen think they can get into the mind of Trump. The only one who has done so accurately so far is Tony Schwartz, who wrote “Art of the Deal.”
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Between the mental instability and belief in easily debunked absurdist conspiracy theories demonstrated by Tweets about the popular vote being stolen , the flag burning being punished by revoking citizenship, and his planned victory lap (his cross country rally tour, holy shit who does he think he is Elvis)… added to the fact he is the spawn of a reincarnated Klara Pölzl Hitler… democracy is in for a dangerous four years.
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For fellow psychotherapists:
Depending on our intended audience, and when we think it beneficial to present ourselves as experts, I think we can be most influential if we describe what we see in Trump’s behavior that shows him to be mentally unfit to be president. Now that his narcissism is the least of our worries, it matters not that any of us explain that diagnosis. He is beyond conventional diagnosis whether you think the DSM has utility to your own understanding of psychodynamics. Of course, the DSM is a backwards cookbook where you look at the ingredients and try to name the dish so you can fill out an insurance form. We can help lay people understand that what we see as experts is someone who must not be trusted with the responsibilities he’s about to assume. If we don’t offer more in depth explanations, our words may not have the same impact as they could if we write as students of the mind.
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If you’re a psychotherapist who wants to join a Facebook group to discuss Trump, send me a message.
Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016 · 4:17:19 AM +00:00
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HalBrown
Just some thoughts:
What happens if President Trump goes completely off the rails, either psychologically or though using the power of the president in reckless and/or undemocratic ways which cause the majority of the population to want him out of the White House. What if those who voted for him have a severe case of buyer’s remorse?
How can he be removed from office?
He can do something impeachable, some sort of accepting a bribe would be most likely, but as long as the Republicans wanted him in office there’s no chance impeachment hearing would be initiated.
Using impeachment would be an excuse for Republicans to remove him because they see he is mentally deteriorating, and has become both and embarrassment to the party, but also to the country as we attempt to remain the leader of the free world. Such an impeachment would be a face saving alternative to trying to remove him because he is medically impaired.
Article 2, Section 1 of the Constitution says:
In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by law provide for the Case of Removal, death, resignation or inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
The above incorporated language from the 20th amendment:
4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.
….and the 25th amendment:
4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.