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In reply to the discussion: Psychiatrist: Calling Donald Trump Mentally Ill Is An Insult To The Mentally Ill [View all]loyalsister
(13,390 posts)because he has probably not dealt with it in a context where he couldn't fire the person or purge them from his circle.
His behavior after living a life where he has manufactured his famed, first based on wealth worship where he convinced himself and others that his bankruptcies were smart and strategic. Serial failed marriages to women who were replaced as if they had been fired. And, then through having a national presense in the entertainment industry.
I'm saying that his personality is not surprising, and therefore not truly abnormal.
Impaired is a term used clinically to describe disabilities.
He is not impaired. He does not have a temperament that leads to success in a world where a person is accountable to others. He doesn't seem to have much knowledge of government, he has a huge ego and can't accept criticism. He has been able to function quite well in the life he arranged for himself. The presidency isn't a position where he will do well. We shouldn't ignore the fact, that can be said for the majority of us.