I can't watch him long enough to notice before having to rush to the vomitorium.

Far be it from me to diagnose someone based on their social media, but if your reaction is that extreme you may want to consult with a physician.

Why?

I can't stand to listen to the bastard either. Pretty sure that is normal, definitely not extreme.

Becoming physically ill seems pretty extreme.

Physically ill? She's just leaving the football game early.

:rolleyes:

Usually when people say Trump makes them vomit they don't mean it literally.

I dunno. Are you sure it's not a valuable window into their disturbed state of mind?

Perhaps it's stress-induced acid reflux.

Is there a checklist in the DSM for that?

It's got an ICD10 code, some where between the one for "orca attack, subsequent encounter" and "penile injury from fallen space debris".

When it comes to falling space debris, you see injury, but I see opportunity.

None of that sarcasm makes Trump's diagnosis any less valid.

You're taking your role as the new TBD way too seriously. It's not necessary to reply with a nasty comment to every post that dares express a personal negative opinion about Trump.

Kind of hard to imagine how the "diagnosis" could be any less valid.

It sounds like your stomach is supplying all the nastiness.

You want to make nasty comments, but you don't want to own them? That must be a bit queasy making, for sure.

I own and stand by my comment about Trump which was not directed at you or anyone in this forum. Yet you direct your nastiness at me personally and not for the first time. This all began when you insulted my mother for no reason and got called out for it by me and others. Grow up.

Well this is not normal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK9F...outu.be&t=5750

Nor was he doing this in 2017 to such an extent.

I watched his interview with Fox the day of the senate's impeachment decision, with the sound off.

Fwiw -- not much -- I found his eye asymmetry quite odd -- how he was squinting out of one eye and focussing with the other, seemingly. And then instead of looking at the interviewer, his eyes would obviously fixate over to another location when he wanted to recall something. Also, not a happy face. Strained and tired.

Now, it wasn't a lovely performance or a convincing act of human communication or persuasion, but the guy's a nitwit and has been under incredible stress, so it probably doesn't mean much.

Reminds me of that recent footage from FOX News where he appears to throw a tantrum in his limousine and does this huge... unvoluntary jerk or spasm.

Can't find it on YouTube, unfortunately.


eta Now that the impeachment proceedings are over, he will have lots of Executive Time with TV and hamberders to relax until he stumbles into his next major crisis or scandal :) .

Dude, you are late to this party. No one supports that nonsense, even a certain person arguing the psychiatrists were unethical.

So that leaves one likely conclusion, purposeful trolling.

Not really.

The quality of a diagnosis has little to do with ethics and more to do with the methodology one uses to arrive at it. There is no methodology in psychology/psychiatry for diagnosing people based on tweets, public appearances, etc. Therefore, the diagnosis can be rejected.

The ethics of the situation is simply that they shouldn’t be speculating about the mental state of a public figure they haven’t personally examined in the first place.

There are two prongs of my objection.

So now you're back to denying what we can all see with our own eyes?

There are people in this world who act, or would like to act, just like Trump in their daily lives. Those people really do think he is “normal” and will never recognize or understand how bizarre Trump is.

And, somehow not coincidentally, those people tend to defend Trump no matter what he does.

Yes because, whether they are aware of it or not, they are defending themselves at the same time.

I agree with that 100%.

I bet the Anxiety Centre does recommend getting help for the nausea-inducing anxiety itself, though.

Apologies for Twitter but I can't find the original video.

https://twitter.com/funder/status/1224787282156249094

He gets the music prompt and thinks it's fine to start playing at conducting it.

This is not normal.

What about his makeup issues?

It might seem small, but either he's doing it himself, or he's letting/instructing someone else to send him out looking like that, and he doesn't correct it when looking in the mirror.

It's another sign of his cogitative decline.

I’ll grant you that. It’s not “normal.”

But it also isn’t a sign of a “dangerous mental illness.”

It's entirely consistent with him losing connection with reality and it warrants a proper medical examination.



Are you happy that someone with that behaviour is supposed to take high-level military decisions in a complex situation without any further check that he *is* actually still capable of command?

I've literally seen five* year-olds with better grasps of complex situations and appropriate behaviour.





*I initially said eight, then recalled some conversations with my kids and their friends in reception class.

Exaggeration. He pretends to conduct the national anthem and he needs a medical exam? Get serious.







Happy? No. But I’m not also going to say that the silly little thing he did means he’s gonna launch nukes.

Was he ever?

You are missing the point. Alone, and out of context, any one might not be worrying. Together, they paint a picture.


Bizarre behaviour in the commander in chief is more concerning than in a random member of the public.

He's the POTUS and he was unable to sit still during the anthem. At a minimum it is concerning.

I could give a pass to Billy Bob in the seed cap who downed a 6 pack in the parking lot before the game. This dude is the president of your country. All his predecessors were capable of the appropriate decorum. You give him a pass because he may not be completelyoff his rocker, but only acts like a drunk.

Is it possible he's actually a five-year-old with progeria? Because a lot of his behavior would be perfectly normal in a five-year-old. Admittedly one on the brattier end of the spectrum.

What exactly is concerning, from a “dangerous mental illness,” standpoint? That was such a minor thing that at a maximum, it shows a lack of respect for decorum. Not exactly “dangerous.”

I never said I gave him a pass. I merely said that it isn’t indicative of “dangerous mental illness.”

Any mental illness in a person is his position is dangerous. Rational thought is a crucial part of the job.