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3catwoman3

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23. I think he is so defensive because, at some unacknowledged level...

Reply to wnylib (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:23 AM

18 hrs ago

…he does know that he is a complete fraud. If he were really secure in his belief that he is the greatest thing to ever walk the Earth, criticism would roll off him like the proverbial water off a duck’s back.

Because he isn’t, he is unable to ignore even the most minor of slights.

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Narcissist or schizophrenic or both? [View all] wnylib Yesterday OP

he seems to be hearing voices as well rampartd Yesterday #1

He had so much money all his life and he knows he doesn't deserve it Walleye Yesterday #2

I think there's more to his behavior than that. wnylib Yesterday #4

If he were not powerful and wealthy he would have been sitting in prison a long time ago. Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #39

Oh come on. DJT is just an a--hole. Jacson6 Yesterday #3

True dat but, Disaffected Yesterday #13

Paranoia can be part of narcissistic collapse chowder66 Yesterday #5

+1 leftstreet Yesterday #7

Thanks. That sheds light on Trump's intensified focus on enemies. wnylib Yesterday #8

He's shown passive-aggressive behaviors. chowder66 Yesterday #14

plus malaise Yesterday #6

I think he is psychotic now, perhaps BiPolar psychosis. Irish_Dem Yesterday #9

Thanks for your perspective as a professional in the field. wnylib 21 hrs ago #15

Yes you were close! And can the pertinent symptoms and presentation. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #17

Is borderline personality mr715 21 hrs ago #20

Recent research shows BPD is evenly disturbed among males and females. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #21

You may be right. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #24

Trump is pathology bingo. mr715 9 hrs ago #32

You could teach an entire Abnormal Psych class just based on his pathology. Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #36

Interdisciplinary Seminar... mr715 8 hrs ago #37

Pathological Narcissists are Psychotic DenaliDemocrat 8 hrs ago #34

This is not exactly true. Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #35

I have lived with two clinically diagnosed DenaliDemocrat 4 hrs ago #40

Psychopath - Dark Triad FalloutShelter Yesterday #10

Yes this is his profile blubunyip 20 hrs ago #22

Victim playing has been republican strategy... lame54 Yesterday #11

He's a life-long substance abuser. GoCubsGo Yesterday #12

I had a roommate/good friend drmeow 21 hrs ago #16

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 21 hrs ago #18

He isn't schizophrenic. mr715 21 hrs ago #19

I think he is so defensive because, at some unacknowledged level... 3catwoman3 18 hrs ago #23

I lived with two diagnosed narcissists DenaliDemocrat 9 hrs ago #25

Psychopaths* experience psychosis like those with schizophrenia. littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #26

I say no. littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #27

A lifelong psychopath who's now suffering from advanced dementia. sop 9 hrs ago #28

Narcissism, control freak, with a criminal mind. Passages 9 hrs ago #29

In my opinion, just severe narcissism, ignorance ecstatic 9 hrs ago #30

They're not mutually exclusive Jilly_in_VA 9 hrs ago #31

narcissistic sociopath SocialDemocrat61 8 hrs ago #33

he's a psychopath... agingdem 8 hrs ago #38