Descent Into Madness

Descent Into Madness

D. S. Mitchell

Experience

I am a Registered Nurse. Over my 38 year career I spent 10 years in Crisis Psychiatry. The symptoms of mental disorder I see in Trump are quite concerning. Quite flatly, Donald Trump is mentally ill. My observations are not political, but clinical. As a professional I see symptoms every day that Mr. Trump is deeply disturbed, both mentally and emotionally. I know, I am not alone in this belief.  There has been a consensus among mental health professionals that President Trump is clearly mentally ill. I have disliked presidents and presidential policies, in the past.  I have disliked certain presidential personality traits.  But, never once, have I doubted a president’s mental capacity.

Grave Danger

If  President Trump is as sick as I believe he is, his continued occupation of the White House is a minute by minute threat to our survival as a country.  His mental illness is a grave danger to the country we love. Caligula, Hitler, Stalin, come to mind. I am sure you would be peeing your pants if one of these mentally ill men had access to our country’s nuclear weapons.  Hell, yeah, you would be terrified. But, it goes beyond the nuclear codes.

Blind Support

Don’t forget, even Hitler had his blind supporters. Trump wants to clear out all perceived and imagined opposition. Trump’s daily attacks on the press, his systemic undermining of  respected institutions, and his open threats against political opponents is setting off alarms. Our democracy and our way life are hanging in the balance, as this narcissist and his blind supporters go about systematically dismantling 240 years of political institutions and acceptable behavior.

Unbalanced

It is important that the Trump opposition keep up the pressure.  It becomes clear with each passing day we who love our democracy are obligated to speak up.  In fact, we may need to shout. I’m screaming out my concerns every day on my blog. I am  jumping up and down every day, just trying to get people’s attention. There is a dangerous and obviously mentally unstable man sitting in the Oval Office. I promise I will not stop my resistance, and I urge all those who see the danger to sound the alarm.

Keep Up The Pressure

But, no matter how bleak things may become, each of us needs to keep complaining, keep persisting, keep resisting, keep calling, keep marching, keep filing lawsuits, keep making a stink. Trump is a malignant narcissist. He is mentally ill and it goes beyond the toxic political environment. It is important to reach out to the supporters of this emotionally disturbed man, and point out the dangers of his ascent to power.  Although it seems it is a time of them against us. I believe there are some on the right that are worried about Trump’s mental health. This is not just about political rhetoric. We are facing the most dangerous threat to our democracy since the forming of the republic.

Into The Darkness

Today is a gray day in our political history. I am scared to death.  I see us  entering a long dark night of despair. If our country is to ever see the sun again we must all fight back against Trump.  We are clearly at a dangerous moment.  The 2020 election is a distance hope, but a man as mentally disturbed as Donald Trump poses an immediate danger. If allowed to carry on unfettered he can wreak havoc. I am deeply concerned that our democracy will exist in four years.

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