by Harper West | Jun 29, 2018 | The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
One of the initial debates about speaking up about Donald Trump’s mental health was about whether it was ethical for professionals to do so. Did psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors and social workers have the right to discuss a person’s emotional and...
by Harper West | Jun 27, 2018 | The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
There is no dispute that Incivility pours forth from Donald Trump on a daily basis and has for years. Remember his lies and five-year racist campaign to allege that President Obama was born in Kenya? Remember his bragging of sexual assault and calling women “pigs?”...
by Harper West | Jun 7, 2018 | Other-Blamer, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
Check out a very worthwhile read in The New Yorker on the amazing parallels in dysfunctional, narcissistic behavior between Donald Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. The article is by Miranda Carter, who wrote a biography, “George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three...
by Harper West | Jun 5, 2018 | The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
Although the memories have dimmed over the years, I can still recall my terror when Ray, my husband at the time, would flip into a blackout rage. After hours of irrationally screaming, accusing, and threatening me, he would abruptly change personalities to an even...
by Harper West | Jan 9, 2018 | The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
To those who say mental health professionals have no business “diagnosing” President Donald Trump “from afar” — I have bad news. I diagnose narcissists from afar every day. In fact, I believe it would be unprofessional and unethical if I did NOT do so. Now,...
by Harper West | Jan 5, 2018 | The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
In Part 1 of this post, I discussed how shame is the underpinning emotion in Trump’s behaviors. Shame, as a prosocial emotion, is the foundation of morals and ethics, because it mediates fairness and kindness in relationships because poor shame tolerance leads to...
