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Psychologist Who Specializes in Narcissists: What We Need to Do to Stop Trump

by axiologist on 5/25/25, 7:38 AM with 9 comments

  • by hunglee2 on 5/25/25, 7:57 AM

    Trump is a classic bully so you basically need to face him down - any appeasement will simply earn his (justified) contempt, and he'll double down. China showed the way on Trump Tariff War 2.0 - no k1ssing 8ss, no call, no nonsense - just authentic reciprocal action.

  • by axiologist on 5/25/25, 7:38 AM

  • by ttctciyf on 5/25/25, 8:47 AM

    Trump is rapidly shaping up as the greatest unsolved problem of the current era.

    I don't think TFA has the answer though; nothing concrete is proposed.

    Coping strategies like "keep the faith" and "gray rocking" may succeed (or not) at an interpersonal level, but don't transpose into anything meaningful at scale.

    Politics, jurisprudence and journalism are where solutions are most needed but there's nothing on the horizon, afaics.

  • by dp-hackernews on 5/25/25, 4:09 PM

    Confusingly... no mention of narcissism.

    > "Dr. Jocelyn Sze is a clinical psychologist who specializes in evidence-based treatment of PTSD and anxiety. She is an assistant clinical professor at University of California, Berkeley. She serves on the board of Bay Area Trauma Recovery Clinical Services, a nonprofit advancing trauma-focused training, research, and treatment, as well as the McCune Foundation, which supports grassroots organizations that empower and mobilize historically excluded populations. The expressed views are solely those of the author and do not represent those of her affiliations."

  • by ggm on 5/25/25, 8:06 AM

    I thought it was expressly forbidden in the US psychological professional body to remote diagnose famous people?