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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 01:07 PM Dec 2018

Did you hear how Trump deals with stress?

He said this in an interview in 2004. He tells himself, "Nothing matters". That is how narcissists look at life. It is sick, twisted view of life that is very dangerous. There is no doubt, we have been and are in great danger.

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underpants

(182,773 posts)
1. Well when all your money comes from the almost bottomless pit of Russian money
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 01:12 PM
Dec 2018

Nothing really does matter to you...regardless of any oath you may have taken.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. The belief that 'nothing matters' is not narcissism, it's nihilism ...
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 01:18 PM
Dec 2018

I do not buy Trump is a nihilist, though he may've pretended to be one on TV once.

Because there is CLEARLY ONE THING ... that is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to Donald Trump.

And that thing is ... Donald Trump.

You cannot be a true nihilist and a complete narcissist at the same time, they are in many ways mutually exclusive philosophies.

Now ... sick and dangerous? Oh, of course, absolutely.

But it's not because he thinks nothing matters, it's because he thinks only HE ... matters. And he thinks he matters a GREAT deal.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
4. Seems like t-rump is always in some type of stress.
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 01:19 PM
Dec 2018

He is constantly miserable. Constantly looking over his shoulders. Constantly blaming others. He is not a well person and he wants to make everyone else miserable as well.

Sad.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
9. He may say "Nothing matters" but the reality for him is that
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 02:06 PM
Dec 2018

“Everything matters.” It is all about him. And anyone who sees him, observes his behavior and lifestyle knows that it all matters to him because (in his mind) he is the center of the universe.

The next year will be extremely difficult for him because all the things that matter to him will be on the line. He is going to be exposed as the biggest con artist, maybe EVER, in American history. He will go down in flames, destroyed by his own actions. And there will be nothing he can do about it except flail, rant, rave and try to hold on to his position. Expect even more ridiculous statements and actions because he will not accept his fate. (Never forget: it ALL matters to him.)

The psychologists and psychiatrists, mental health counselors and other professionals trained in dealing with malignant narcissists won’t be the least bit surprised. They’ve been warning us for months what to expect. He will be backed into a corner (he is just about there on the government shut down over his beloved WALL) and critters who are in that position snarl, bite and slap whatever comes near them. Expect a rough ride but if we stand back and keep the tranquilizer injections handy, maybe we’ll all survive this.
 

shockey80

(4,379 posts)
11. That's what nothing matters means to a narcissist.
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 03:16 PM
Dec 2018

Nothing matters except what they believe. They only believe in themselves, nothing else matters. Trump does not care if people die in a wild fire or a hurricane. Trump does not care if children die on the border. Trump does not care if people lose their jobs, their farms.

Trump thinks the same way as a serial killer. No remorse. There is no one home inside. Trump does not kill people with his own hands and neither did hitler. Trump could do something that could get a lot of people killed and he would not care. Nothing matters.

jmowreader

(50,555 posts)
12. I thought you were going to say...
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 05:56 PM
Dec 2018

"Eats a bucket of KFC and has sex with someone he isn't married to."

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