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Doodley

(9,036 posts)
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:19 PM Oct 2016

Serious question: Might Trump end his life rather than face humiliation?

He thinks he's the most tremendous man ever. Only he can fix everything he sees is wrong to make America Great again. His vanity knows no boundaries, but he is heading towards the biggest humiliation of his life.

Will he become suicidal?

Will he have a mental breakdown?

How will he handle his defeat?

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Serious question: Might Trump end his life rather than face humiliation? (Original Post) Doodley Oct 2016 OP
No, I think he thinks too much of himself to do that. n/t woodsprite Oct 2016 #1
Horrible thing to post. Johnny2X2X Oct 2016 #15
No, he'll evade Russian capture and go to Brazil jberryhill Oct 2016 #2
No he will declare himself the real winner. mainstreetonce Oct 2016 #3
Rob a bank and become OJ's cellmate (n/t) Kennah Oct 2016 #4
No. LisaL Oct 2016 #5
Some form of depression often happens after a political loss. NCTraveler Oct 2016 #6
Projecting all your anger onto others keeps your self hatred away womanofthehills Oct 2016 #14
I very much agree with you... NCTraveler Oct 2016 #19
He's convinced himself he can't lose - and if he does lose, it's because it was rigged. Drunken Irishman Oct 2016 #17
No, he's a narcissist. If (when) he loses he'll blame everybody he can think of The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #7
almost exactly what I posted a minute later NewJeffCT Oct 2016 #9
. herding cats Oct 2016 #16
Yes, the whole world will seem to be against him. This is different from what Doodley Oct 2016 #24
I liked how Hillary pointed that out tonight. subterranean Oct 2016 #27
of course not NewJeffCT Oct 2016 #8
He says things he doesn't believe. He knows he's losing fair and square. anamandujano Oct 2016 #34
That's a ridiculous question. No. emulatorloo Oct 2016 #10
No, he did not do so when his bankruptcies happened karynnj Oct 2016 #11
That would require some measure of self-reflection, of which he has none. randome Oct 2016 #13
Not my problem HipChick Oct 2016 #18
Trying really hard not to say something petty. grubbs Oct 2016 #20
Thanks for your replies. I am not so sure. He has shown he is very thin-skinned. Doodley Oct 2016 #21
He'll never have to face losing because he'll base the rest of his career on pretending he won and truthisfreedom Oct 2016 #22
He is to vain BlueStateLib Oct 2016 #23
Nope - because he will believe it's not his fault nadine_mn Oct 2016 #25
Of course not. America was robbed of his win, the election was rigged.... Moonwalk Oct 2016 #26
Self-deception is Donald Trump's super-power. He won't harm himself deliberately. Hekate Oct 2016 #28
SNAP! Raster Oct 2016 #31
He is more likely to try to incite his nutjob base to violence avebury Oct 2016 #29
no, I worry about him inciting violence though still_one Oct 2016 #30
No, he already has a plan B. Mz Pip Oct 2016 #32
Suicide is not an issue to joke about Generic Brad Oct 2016 #33
He'd be one of those people to buy an island in South America and exile himself before that. forgotmylogin Oct 2016 #35
Well, he ended the life of my local PGA tournament Awsi Dooger Oct 2016 #36
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
6. Some form of depression often happens after a political loss.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:22 PM
Oct 2016

It's so amazingly personal. I truly hope he would get proper help if he started having suicidal thoughts.

womanofthehills

(8,659 posts)
14. Projecting all your anger onto others keeps your self hatred away
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:26 PM
Oct 2016

No, he will just hate and hate and blame everyone - he thinks too highly of himself. You know this is very bad for his business - Yea!

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
19. I very much agree with you...
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:29 PM
Oct 2016

And it goes directly to the ego aspect. He doesn't lose in his own mind.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,584 posts)
7. No, he's a narcissist. If (when) he loses he'll blame everybody he can think of
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:22 PM
Oct 2016

(the media, the GOP, Hillary, Obama, the Trilateral Commission, aliens) in order to avoid having to acknowledge he was a total flop as a candidate.

Doodley

(9,036 posts)
24. Yes, the whole world will seem to be against him. This is different from what
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:34 PM
Oct 2016

he has experienced before. How can any human being, even Trump, withstand that level of apparent persecution?

subterranean

(3,427 posts)
27. I liked how Hillary pointed that out tonight.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:35 PM
Oct 2016

Every time something doesn't go the way he wants, he says it was rigged against him. I have no doubt he'll do the same with this election.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
8. of course not
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:23 PM
Oct 2016

he'll go to his grave claiming and believing it was rigged against him - Crooked Hillary, the RNC, the media (including Fox), etc, etc.

karynnj

(59,498 posts)
11. No, he did not do so when his bankruptcies happened
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:24 PM
Oct 2016

He will STILL think he is best, but the world was flawed and rejected him.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
13. That would require some measure of self-reflection, of which he has none.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:25 PM
Oct 2016

He will die in his 90s cursing the wind. And his deplorable family will not give him the help he needs.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]A 90% chance of rain means the same as a 10% chance:
It might rain and it might not.
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Doodley

(9,036 posts)
21. Thanks for your replies. I am not so sure. He has shown he is very thin-skinned.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:31 PM
Oct 2016

I do agree that he will absolutely believe he should have won, but the system was rigged. But for a man who takes every criticism so personally, how will he take a situation in which most of the country seem to be criticizing him? His refusal to say he would respect the election result is going to destroy him, as more Republicans will turn against him.

truthisfreedom

(23,139 posts)
22. He'll never have to face losing because he'll base the rest of his career on pretending he won and
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:32 PM
Oct 2016

profiting from the small minds of those who believe his "system is rigged" bullshit.

Yes, donald, the system is rigged, but it's not rigged to assist someone who's completely unpredictable and has zero discipline and thinks that bragging about sexual assault to underlings makes his imaginary dick look sexier.

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
25. Nope - because he will believe it's not his fault
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:34 PM
Oct 2016

He has narcissistic personality disorder (big league) - narcissists see the world in a very altered lens. If you read through his entire history, he has never once - ever - taken responsibility for being wrong, for making a mistake etc. It is ALWAYS someone else's fault and he is always the victim.

Suicide would be an admission of a personal failure - and he can't do that.

You can't have a mental breakdown when you live in such a deluded reality.

I am not saying this facetiously - my mom has NPD, there are so many times I thought ok she will have a breakdown from this - there is no way she can spin this into a positive. And I was wrong - she still could. She still comes out the victim and everyone else is the problem. It is the craziest thing.

He can never be "defeated" - he just changes the rules.

Moonwalk

(2,322 posts)
26. Of course not. America was robbed of his win, the election was rigged....
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:35 PM
Oct 2016

...And now it's his mission to make everyone realize that, get Hillary thrown into jail where she belongs and get the media to apologize to him and congress to hand him the presidency. Or at least a television show where he can spout all this stuff to his heart's content. He'll play the martyr, be St. Donald, telling it "like it is" to his followers who will send him money to help him take down crooked Hillary...

Suicide? We should be so lucky.

Hekate

(90,551 posts)
28. Self-deception is Donald Trump's super-power. He won't harm himself deliberately.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:36 PM
Oct 2016

As for a mental breakdown, I think that train has already left the station.

Mz Pip

(27,430 posts)
32. No, he already has a plan B.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:42 PM
Oct 2016

He'll do his media empire thing. It will fail. There are already plenty of RWNJs out there.

Generic Brad

(14,272 posts)
33. Suicide is not an issue to joke about
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:43 PM
Oct 2016

This is unintentionally hurtful to many here and I am certain that is not your intention. Please consider removing this post.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
36. Well, he ended the life of my local PGA tournament
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 12:36 AM
Oct 2016

I started attending Doral as a young kid in 1968. Gardner Dickinson edged Tom Weiskopf by 1 shot when both of them double bogeyed the famed 18th hole.

Doral began in 1960 and was played annually through 2016. I've attended more than 25 years including the past 8 in a row. Now it's gone, outsourced to Mexico thanks to Donald Trump after he turned off so many sponsors via incendiary remarks.

It's particularly bad timing for South Florida since golf is struggling nationwide but especially here since Hispanics aren't inclined to play or watch golf to begin with. We really needed that PGA event to give youngsters a footing.

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