Succinct analysis of Trump's pathology

[Danascot]

from Reddit user Deggit. Well worth reading the whole comment.

https://np.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/5s4r9r/socalled_judge_criticized_by_trump_is_known_as_a/ddcfc3o/

(Trump's) view of others is utterly, utterly, utterly self-contingent. If someone praises him or works with him, they are a winner. If they criticize him or give him even the slightest of ego wounds, then they are failing disgraceful losers.

Everyone has a little bit of this in them. I mean we all think better of people who compliment us, and perhaps if someone criticizes us we start to think of reasons why "that loser has no right to say ____ about me...."

But Trump displays this behavior to a compulsive, uncontrollable degree.
He is unable to accept a criticism, any criticism, however valid or mild, of anyone on his "winner list." He incontinently accepts and amplifies every criticism, however poorly founded or unsubstantiated, of anyone on his "loser" list. He seeks revenge, domination and humiliation of those who defy him.

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But interpreting Trump's words as factual claims is simply missing the point. The right way is: 1) You made a criticism of someone who has praised Trump. 2) Beep boop, Trump's psyche interprets this as an attempt to inflict ego injury. 3) Trump's mouth leaps to his psyche's defense with a blurted, usually incoherent attempt to minimize, dismiss or delegitimize the criticism.

It's like people don't get the idea that showing Trump a photo, a representation of the real world, will do nothing. Because his statements aren't really claims about an external, real and objective world around us. They're more like value-creating statements that impose on reality a super-reality in which he is continually vindicated.

[JHan]

1. Yup

[cilla4progress]

2. I'm thinking he must have suffered a hell of a

Natal wound as an infant...since he never matured beyond that stage.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. There are several good books about him

including the one by Wayne Barrett, a highly regarded long time reporter for the Village Voice who recently passed away.

According to his several biographers, Trump was the same way even as a child. He got into trouble at school, was a bully, could not get along with others, had no close friends, and his father finally shipped him off to a military academy.

I am thinking that maybe the reading thing could be dyslexia type..it was not something diagnosed back in trump's day of school.

In any event, whatever caused his striking symptoms of severe narcissism, the problem is firmly cemented by this time.

[demigoddess]

10. one more instance of why we should not ignore special needs children in schools

maybe if trump had been identified he would have been treated and taught instead of launched on the world as is.

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. Good point. n/t

[uponit7771]

4. +1, he's constantly the victim

[2naSalit]

5. Around my neck o' the woods we call it "professional victim"....nt

[uponit7771]

6. Yeap very astute relative to him and scary spices whining

[2naSalit]

7. I call him screamy spice.....nt

[jayschool2013]

8. Poor little snowflake

It's like he'll melt under any criticism. I hope he finds a safe space.

[SeattleVet]

12. A *very* safe space...

with padded walls, and a neat little jacket that wraps all the way around the back.

[NewJeffCT]

9. excellent article

well worth reading the entire piece - not just the quoted paragraphs above.

[niyad]

11. thank you

[FigTree]

13. More succinct. F60.81 (ICD 10). nt

[mnhtnbb]

14. Yes. Narcissistic personality disorder

And the clinical info that goes with it:

A disorder characterized by an enduring pattern of grandiose beliefs and arrogant behavior together with an overwhelming need for admiration and a lack of empathy for (and even exploitation of) others.
Personality disorder characterized by excessive self-love, egocentrism, grandiosity, exhibitionism, excessive needs for attention, and sensitivity to criticism.

http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/F01-F99/F60-F69/F60-/F60.81