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7. Armchair diagnoses aren't very helpful

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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I have come to believe that Trump is psychotic. [View all] 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

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