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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDuty to Warn tweet about Trump's Truth Social meltdown:
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TODAY'S PHRASE: NARCISSISTIC COLLAPSE
Narcissistic collapse happens when someone with narcissistic personality disorder can no longer uphold their grandiose self-image and feels threatened, belittled, made fun of, targeted, and enraged, along with a total absence of validation.
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TheRealNorth
(9,500 posts)Did the big orange baby go poopy in his Depends, and he felt the need to share that with the world?
empedocles
(15,751 posts)'Signs of narcissistic collapse include:
Stonewalling the other person (completely withdrawing from the conversation, often without warning)
Gaslighting
Repeatedly accusing someone or something else for hurting them
Signs of depression (apathy, intense sadness, withdrawal from others)
Compulsive behavior, like drinking, using drugs, or gambling
Ending relationships spontaneously without much explanation
Intense anxiety
Anger outbursts
Smearing another person or seeking intense revenge
Making threats of self-harm or suicide
https://www.choosingtherapy.com/narcissistic-collapse/'
mopinko
(70,262 posts)this is what it looks like when a mad man ends. we fail to make the connection to every mad man we remember, so maybe, some day, we will stop elevating them to the corner office, let alone the white house, at our grievous peril.
not about fault or responsibility- it's about broken. broken all along, and broken in more places as time went on, coke days, debauchery. broken, broken, broken.
if he were a dog, we'd put him down.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)Shakespeare would love the times we're living in- some much tragedy, comedy and angst
SWBTATTReg
(22,174 posts)general dickwad, a pathetic human being, and worse?
Hekate
(90,848 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)wishstar
(5,272 posts)That will provide him a boost of Narcissistic supply knowing he has delayed and obstructed the DOJ. We'll probably know by end of week what Judge decides.
Boomerproud
(7,968 posts)Sorry for the snark.