A paradoxical, self-sabotaging aspect of Trump& #39;s psychopathology: His impulsive need to cash in short term "wins" that come at the expense of greater, long term gains. There& #39;s an addictive quality (dopamine related?) to his incessant search for narcissistic supply.....1/ https://twitter.com/corbykl/status/1244317158005288961">https://twitter.com/corbykl/s...
In this case, Trump can& #39;t resist the immediate narcissistic supply/high he gets off his base& #39;s unquestioned loyalty, willingness to propagate/maintain his alternate realities, and sacrifice....even if that sacrifice costs him months from now....2/ https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1152549516869955584">https://twitter.com/Nick_Carm...
I& #39;ve previously described this in terms of disorder dominance: 3/ https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1114535644301266945">https://twitter.com/Nick_Carm...
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In another thread, I analyzed how age-related decline has affected the battle for disorder dominance: 6/ https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1134437671441276928">https://twitter.com/Nick_Carm...
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All of this results in a race to the bottom where Trump& #39;s pathologies produce no winners: https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1244273701664759811">https://twitter.com/Nick_Carm...