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How might his behavior change if he were put on an anti-anxiety drug?
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)It's called chlorine bleach.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,741 posts)That's what a lot of people seem to think is wrong with him (and it fits if you look it up in DSM-IV). He's a mess but it's way more than mere anxiety. The only way drugs could change his behavior is if you gave him enough of something like Thorazine to render him unconscious.
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)tRump is too far gone to benefit from any kind of treatment for NPD. If he had gotten treatment for his megalomania 40-50 years ago, he could have at least been able to put on a gracious front, but at his age, he's beyond help.
You can't teach an old, rabid dog new tricks.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,741 posts)The GOP's attempts to make him dial it back won't work because he doesn't think there's anything wrong with him or with what he says. It's not that he's an amateur at politics; it's that he's a terrible, disordered person.
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)Personality disordered individuals never think anything's wrong with them. It's the other guy's (or gal's) fault.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,741 posts)My S-I-L is a classic case - she talks over everybody; everything is about her; everything she does is better than anything everybody else does; she's not interested in anyone else except how they relate to her; nothing is ever her fault; and she flies into a rage if you dare to contradict or challenge her. She's a Republican, too, which makes her that much worse. People with NPD are impossible to deal with.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)Faecal Encephalopathy: shit-for-brains
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)Cephalanalectomy - surgery to remove his head from his ass.
MFM008
(19,818 posts)Deadly nightshade?
malaise
(269,063 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)nolabear
(41,987 posts)If he was on an anti-anxiety drug he would be Donald on an anti-anxiety drug.
rug
(82,333 posts)meow2u3
(24,764 posts)And New Yorkers on the street would celebrate the end of an error.
spooky3
(34,460 posts)far, far away
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)But then again, we might get attacked by a Martian.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Oneironaut
(5,504 posts)He has a personality disorder. Sociopaths can't be treated.
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,949 posts)but a pair of flapping lips and hell toupee.