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everyonematters

(4,317 posts) Fri Jun 19, 2026, 09:42 AM Jun 19

I have come to believe that Trump is psychotic.

He honestly believes that the 2020 election was stolen, and that there was a deep state that was out to get him concerning the Russia investigation and indictments. He may not be trying to steal the 2026 election, but he thinks he is stopping us from stealing it. What has convinced me of this, is the degree to which he is pursuing the retribution indictments with the DOJ, even though it has become obvious to objective people paying attention. He is doing it because he believes that it was done to him. The weaponization slush fund is another indicator. This is even more dangerous than a leader who is severly corrupt or lacking in character.

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I have come to believe that Trump is psychotic. (Original Post) everyonematters Jun 19 OP

Well, yeah... displacedvermoter Jun 19 #1

Ya think? doc03 Jun 19 #2

Problem there.... ABC123Easy Jun 19 #3

Not psychotic edhopper Jun 19 #4

Paranoid Personality Disorder? AloeVera Jun 19 #5

He clearly suffers from some untreatable brainrot, but it's the cult of adoration that worries me struggle4progress Jun 19 #6

Armchair diagnoses aren't very helpful Fiendish Thingy Jun 19 #7

displacedvermoter

(5,236 posts)

1. Well, yeah...

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 09:45 AM

Jun 19

doc03

(39,235 posts)

2. Ya think?

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 09:45 AM

Jun 19

ABC123Easy

(442 posts)

3. Problem there....

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 09:49 AM

Jun 19

The vast, vast majority of psychopaths are highly intelligent. I think that rules him out.

edhopper

(37,703 posts)

4. Not psychotic

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 09:50 AM

Jun 19

just ignorant and sees no reason to rectify his ignorance. He is a bullshitter and doesn't care about the truth.
He is a narcissistic sociopath however.

AloeVera

(4,667 posts)

5. Paranoid Personality Disorder?

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 10:15 AM

Jun 19

Often co-morbid with sociopathy. Excessive litigation is one of the symptoms hmmm...

If so, you would be right in thinking his beliefs are genuine. Genuinely psychotic and paranoid.

struggle4progress

(127,213 posts)

6. He clearly suffers from some untreatable brainrot, but it's the cult of adoration that worries me

Reply to everyonematters (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 10:29 AM

Jun 19

"Bless his pointy little heart! he sounds so sincere when he spouts fiction mixed with hate and gibberish!"

Fiendish Thingy

(24,484 posts)

7. Armchair diagnoses aren't very helpful

Reply to everyonematters (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 10:30 AM

Jun 19

The term psychotic would imply the presence of some sort of auditory or visual hallucinations, rather than just delusional beliefs.

https://www.reachlink.com/advice/psychosis/understanding-delusional-disorder-vs-psychosis-key-differences/

Suffice to say, the man isn’t well, mentally or physically.

Do the finer DSM details really matter at this point?

(Full disclosure: I am a retired therapist)

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