Yale psych prof explains Trump's pathology--and why he's more dangerous than ever

[Judi Lynn]

TANA GANEVA
04 JAN 2019 AT 16:57 ET

On Thursday, a Democratic majority was sworn into Congress. The newly elected progressive lawmakers made their intentions clear.

“When your son looks at you and says, ‘Momma look, you won, bullies don’t win,’ and I said ‘Baby they don’t,’ because we’re going to go in there and we’re gonna impeach the motherf—-er,” Rashida Tlaib said at a party Thursday night.

Yale Psychiatry Professor Bandy X. Lee has long argued that Trump’s behavior is pathological—and that the more that he feels his power threatened, the more likely he is to lash out in ways harmful to himself, the country and the world (her views do not reflect Yale policy).

Raw Story spoke with Lee about how Trump is likely to react to pressure from Democrats, the Mueller probe and other investigations into the Trump campaign and administration.

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[mnhtnbb]

1. This needs to be seen and talked

about everywhere. Every Congressional Rep and Senator needs to read it.

It is not going to end well for the country if 45 isn't removed from office, soon. He is extremely dangerous because he is so self destructive.

[smirkymonkey]

2. I think we should take her warning seriously.

He's about to blow and if he does, it's not going to be good for any of us. We need to find a way to contain him, to limit his power, during this crucial moment in his presidency. We all know how impulsive he is and he could trigger a global crisis with nothing more than an ill-timed tweet. I think that many of us are just so tired of being manipulated by him and his sickness. It's like we are all living with an abuser. It's hard to get away.

"With the sick person, you will see two camps over time: the healthier portion of the population, which becomes exhausted, inured, and increasingly hopeless; and the less healthy portion, which becomes more and more taken but less and less in touch with reality.

The overall effect is what we call “shared psychosis”: the population starts taking on the same symptoms as the person who is ill. The portion that “desires” Mr. Trump’s presidency may seem as if they are getting what they want, but the longer he stays, the more deleterious his effects will be, finally driving himself and them to destruction."

We are the ones who are getting "exhausted, inured and increasingly hopeless", but we can't let him destroy us and let the "sick" part of the country take over. This is a battle for the soul of this country.