Reply #33: It is possible [View All]

[marions ghost]

for leaders of countries and businesses to be functional but deranged. For example, people often don't understand the destructive nature of Narcissist Personality Disorder (NPD) until it's too late. In the case of our fearful leader, it's too late. Great damage has been done.

We need to be able to discuss the mental health of the president. We SHOULD have been open about the mental health of Ronald Reagan while he was in office instead of propping him up for brief appearances and pretending everything was just fine. Same goes here. Whatever you believe about the pResident's mental health, intelligent people should be able to discuss it. Label him whatever you want but bottom line is that he's not mentally competent. A combination of NPD and serious alcohol & drug damage can lead to some very bizarre behavior, even though it is not classic shizophrenia. We need to be able to take advantage of the advances in psychology and medicine to understand how leaders can go bonkers.

You, as a mental health professional, should ALSO be concerned with the VICTIMS of deranged individuals--in this case our country and others around the world. It is not healthy to hide from a reality that is obvious to so many people. "What does it serve?" (I can't believe you could ask that question)...it serves the mental health of the millions of abused who suffer from this administration's insanity. What about OUR anger, OUR frustration, OUR trauma?

We have to realize we have a BIG problem. This country has elevated and promoted a group of people with a very anti-social agenda. Hiding from the problem gets us nowhere.