Leftists Really Should Come to Grips with their TDS

[IBDaMann]

No, [TDS is] a thought terminating cliche implanted by a demagogue designed to curb critical thinking and kill the conversation.

You won't find 'TDS' in any clinical treatise by anyone with any real credibility in the field of mental health.

The denial amongst leftists is that their TDS can't possibly be real. It would be petty, embarrassing and it would mean that they are WRONG. Well, the best thing any leftist can do for himself is to address his most serious debilitations, and TDS is as debilitating as any disease, rendering one totally irrational, compelling utter dishonesty, and often reducing one to complete incoherence.



Editor's note: Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr., M.D., has diagnosed and treated more than 1,500 patients as a board-certified clinical psychiatrist and examined more than 2,700 civil and criminal cases as a board-certified forensic psychiatrist. Author of the acclaimed 2011 book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness," Rossiter here offers a new and eye-opening analysis of those Americans growing increasingly hysterical over the presidency of Donald J. Trump, a condition often labeled "Trump Derangement Syndrome."

By Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr., M.D.

Research in child development over the past few decades has revealed a process of growth to adulthood far more complex than anything envisioned by earlier theories. Recent work in neuropsychology and evolutionary psychology have provided new insights into how we think, emote, behave and relate as infants and toddlers interacting with our earliest caretakers. Those insights, in turn, help shed light on how we eventually understand the adult world.


It is not news, of course, that the foundations of adult competence are laid down in the earliest interactions between an infant and his mother. She is, after all, his first and most important connection with a world he must eventually comprehend. But the nature and quality of that connection are both profound and subtle in ways we did not suspect in earlier inquiries.

The child's interaction with his mother begins with her willingness and ability to engage him, bond with him and enable his secure attachment to her. The child brings to this relationship certain genetically determined dispositions – his own abilities and limitations – for connecting with her. But it is in that most basic relationship that he must begin to understand a complex world of psychosocial interactions, and what he learns there will strongly affect how he relates to others as an adult.

Unfortunately, some individuals who do not complete this difficult task well enough develop personality disturbances that cause significant impairment in coping with life's challenges. Many of these disturbances are formally catalogued by psychiatrists as personality disorders, but occasionally such impairments get labeled informally by laypersons as "derangement syndromes."

One such syndrome has been especially prominent since the 2016 presidential election. Certain kinds of reactions to the victor of that event have earned the label Trump Derangement Syndrome, or TDS. A close look at it can be instructive.

Like past versions (Bush Derangement Syndrome, for example), the TDS is notable for its intense subjective distress. Persons suffering from a TDS experience high levels of agitation and fear about their own safety and about future prospects for a good life. The sufferer may also fear more broadly for the survival of whole nations and even for life on our planet. In fact, it is not unusual for a patient with a Trump Derangement Syndrome to predict apocalyptic events in the near future. These expected disasters are attributed to the predicted actions of Donald Trump in his role as president of the United States. In that role he is seen as an especially destructive individual bent on wreaking havoc on a highly vulnerable world.

 

[Yakuda]

The denial amongst leftists is that their TDS can't possibly be real. It would be petty, embarrassing and it would mean that they are WRONG. Well, the best thing any leftist can do for himself is to address his most serious debilitations, and TDS is as debilitating as any disease, rendering one totally irrational, compelling utter dishonesty, and often reducing one to complete incoherence.



Editor's note: Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr., M.D., has diagnosed and treated more than 1,500 patients as a board-certified clinical psychiatrist and examined more than 2,700 civil and criminal cases as a board-certified forensic psychiatrist. Author of the acclaimed 2011 book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness," Rossiter here offers a new and eye-opening analysis of those Americans growing increasingly hysterical over the presidency of Donald J. Trump, a condition often labeled "Trump Derangement Syndrome."

By Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr., M.D.

Research in child development over the past few decades has revealed a process of growth to adulthood far more complex than anything envisioned by earlier theories. Recent work in neuropsychology and evolutionary psychology have provided new insights into how we think, emote, behave and relate as infants and toddlers interacting with our earliest caretakers. Those insights, in turn, help shed light on how we eventually understand the adult world.


It is not news, of course, that the foundations of adult competence are laid down in the earliest interactions between an infant and his mother. She is, after all, his first and most important connection with a world he must eventually comprehend. But the nature and quality of that connection are both profound and subtle in ways we did not suspect in earlier inquiries.

The child's interaction with his mother begins with her willingness and ability to engage him, bond with him and enable his secure attachment to her. The child brings to this relationship certain genetically determined dispositions – his own abilities and limitations – for connecting with her. But it is in that most basic relationship that he must begin to understand a complex world of psychosocial interactions, and what he learns there will strongly affect how he relates to others as an adult.

Unfortunately, some individuals who do not complete this difficult task well enough develop personality disturbances that cause significant impairment in coping with life's challenges. Many of these disturbances are formally catalogued by psychiatrists as personality disorders, but occasionally such impairments get labeled informally by laypersons as "derangement syndromes."

One such syndrome has been especially prominent since the 2016 presidential election. Certain kinds of reactions to the victor of that event have earned the label Trump Derangement Syndrome, or TDS. A close look at it can be instructive.

Like past versions (Bush Derangement Syndrome, for example), the TDS is notable for its intense subjective distress. Persons suffering from a TDS experience high levels of agitation and fear about their own safety and about future prospects for a good life. The sufferer may also fear more broadly for the survival of whole nations and even for life on our planet. In fact, it is not unusual for a patient with a Trump Derangement Syndrome to predict apocalyptic events in the near future. These expected disasters are attributed to the predicted actions of Donald Trump in his role as president of the United States. In that role he is seen as an especially destructive individual bent on wreaking havoc on a highly vulnerable world.

They can't because it's their whole identity. For 8 years they have done NOTHING but eat, sleep and drink "orange man bad". Without trump they are nothing.

 

[IBDaMann]

They can't because it's their whole identity. For 8 years they have done NOTHING but eat, sleep and drink "orange man bad". Without trump they are nothing.

Yes, there is that. Nonetheless, for any given leftist, the best thing he can do for himself is to seek treatment. Sending the disease into remission should be every leftist's top priority.

 

[Publius]

The denial amongst leftists is that their TDS can't possibly be real. It would be petty, embarrassing and it would mean that they are WRONG. Well, the best thing any leftist can do for himself is to address his most serious debilitations, and TDS is as debilitating as any disease, rendering one totally irrational, compelling utter dishonesty, and often reducing one to complete incoherence.

Yes, Trump Delusion Syndrome has taken root on the right. TDS. Got it.

Editor's note: Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr., M.D., has diagnosed and treated more than 1,500 patients as a board-certified clinical psychiatrist and examined more than 2,700 civil and criminal cases as a board-certified forensic psychiatrist. Author of the acclaimed 2011 book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness," Rossiter here offers a new and eye-opening analysis of those Americans growing increasingly hysterical over the presidency of Donald J. Trump, a condition often labeled "Trump Derangement Syndrome."

By Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr., M.D.

A legit paper by an M.D. would be peer review. It's not.

So you’ve decided to lean on the so-called “expertise” of Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr., M.D., to make your case. Let’s break this down, because if you’re citing him as an authority, you’ve either been duped or you’re complicit in spreading something far more dangerous than just bad ideas.

First off, Rossiter’s entire premise reeks of partisan bias so thick it could choke a horse. This isn’t the work of an unbiased psychiatrist—it’s a hit job dressed up in a lab coat. You’re parading around his book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness," as if it’s some groundbreaking analysis when it’s nothing more than a politically charged screed. You want to talk about ethics? How about the ethical disaster of using your professional credentials to push a partisan agenda? If you can’t see how that undermines trust in the entire field of psychology, then maybe you should look up the meaning of “professional ethics.”

And let’s talk about evidence—or more accurately, the lack thereof. This book wasn’t peer-reviewed. It didn’t pass the rigorous scrutiny that real scientific work demands. Rossiter’s ideas are outliers, not widely accepted by his peers, and certainly not supported by any solid empirical data. What you’re left with is a collection of half-baked theories that wouldn’t survive a freshman seminar on critical thinking, let alone serious academic scrutiny.

But here’s where it gets really sinister. You’re using Rossiter’s junk science to pathologize political beliefs you don’t agree with. You’re saying that a whole swath of the population—people who might, shockingly, disagree with your political views—are mentally ill. This is dangerous, it’s un-American, and frankly, it’s disgusting. It’s the same kind of tactic used by oppressive regimes throughout history to silence dissent. And you’re trotting it out like it’s some kind of intellectual triumph? Please.

Of course, it’s no surprise that the right-wing echo chamber has picked up this nonsense and run with it. You can always count on conservative commentators to embrace anything that validates their preconceptions, no matter how flimsy the foundation. But let’s be clear: Just because someone agrees with you doesn’t make them right—or credible. Rossiter’s work is simplistic, biased, and lacks the scholarly rigor that any serious critique of political ideology would require.

And let’s not ignore the broader impact. By promoting this kind of garbage, you’re feeding the very polarization that’s ripping this country apart. You’re not interested in debate or dialogue—you’re interested in demonizing and delegitimizing anyone who doesn’t share your views. You’re driving a wedge deeper into our society, making it harder for any of us to find common ground. So congratulations. You’ve managed to lower the bar even further.

Rossiter isn’t the authority you think he is. He’s a partisan hack who’s wrapped himself in the guise of a psychiatrist to peddle a political agenda. And by citing him, you’re complicit in spreading this corrosive, divisive, and ultimately dangerous nonsense.

Research in child development over the past few decades has revealed a process of growth to adulthood far more complex than anything envisioned by earlier theories. Recent work in neuropsychology and evolutionary psychology have provided new insights into how we think, emote, behave and relate as infants and toddlers interacting with our earliest caretakers. Those insights, in turn, help shed light on how we eventually understand the adult world.


It is not news, of course, that the foundations of adult competence are laid down in the earliest interactions between an infant and his mother. She is, after all, his first and most important connection with a world he must eventually comprehend. But the nature and quality of that connection are both profound and subtle in ways we did not suspect in earlier inquiries.

The child's interaction with his mother begins with her willingness and ability to engage him, bond with him and enable his secure attachment to her. The child brings to this relationship certain genetically determined dispositions – his own abilities and limitations – for connecting with her. But it is in that most basic relationship that he must begin to understand a complex world of psychosocial interactions, and what he learns there will strongly affect how he relates to others as an adult.

Unfortunately, some individuals who do not complete this difficult task well enough develop personality disturbances that cause significant impairment in coping with life's challenges. Many of these disturbances are formally catalogued by psychiatrists as personality disorders, but occasionally such impairments get labeled informally by laypersons as "derangement syndromes."

One such syndrome has been especially prominent since the 2016 presidential election. Certain kinds of reactions to the victor of that event have earned the label Trump Derangement Syndrome, or TDS. A close look at it can be instructive.

Like past versions (Bush Derangement Syndrome, for example), the TDS is notable for its intense subjective distress. Persons suffering from a TDS experience high levels of agitation and fear about their own safety and about future prospects for a good life. The sufferer may also fear more broadly for the survival of whole nations and even for life on our planet. In fact, it is not unusual for a patient with a Trump Derangement Syndrome to predict apocalyptic events in the near future. These expected disasters are attributed to the predicted actions of Donald Trump in his role as president of the United States. In that role he is seen as an especially destructive individual bent on wreaking havoc on a highly vulnerable world.

Cool, you found some partisan mental midget to buttress your bogus claim about TDS. Sorry, it's not a condition in any standard clinical book on mental conditions. Whoopee do.

Well, here is the list of 70,000 mental health professionals who signed a petition acknowledging that Trump is off his rocker and needs to be removed from office, owing to his being a threat to national security

Petition Declaring Trump Mentally Ill Pushes for Signers

Group gathers nearly 60,000 signatures from mental health professionals calling for removing Donald Trump from office due to "serious mental illness."

www.psychologytoday.com

https://www.change.org/p/trump-is-mentally-ill-and-must-be-removed over 70,000 under "Duty to warn" transcends partisan politics.

Pester someone else who has you confused with someone intelligent.

 

[Yakuda]

Yes, there is that. Nonetheless, for any given leftist, the best thing he can do for himself is to seek treatment. Sending the disease into remission should be every leftist's top priority.

But see that's the problem, they dont know their nut is cracked. To get treatment you have to suspect something might be off. They lack any self awareness whatsoever so they think things like lopping body parts allows them to change their gender. There is little hope for these people.

 

[IBDaMann]

A legit paper by an M.D. would be peer review.

Nope. This is a popular misconception among scientifically illiterate leftists.

So you’ve decided to lean on the so-called “expertise” of Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr., M.D.,

Nope. I was simply giving you an example of a licensed, board certified psychiatrist from whom you could stand to learn a great deal about TDS, of which you are egregiously mistaken.

First off, Rossiter’s entire premise

Your TDS has you pivoting dishonestly, away from your debilitating TDS and towards a person whose mere existence bursts all your imaginary bubbles into which you have invested virtually all of your emotional equity.

Stay focused on your TDS.

And let’s talk about evidence

You should be all the evidence you need, with your TDS-induced blinders being the smoking gun. You don't need to look any further than yourself.

You should also notice that once you pivoted, you never returned to the subject matter. Your TDS prevents you from being rational and forces you to be dishonest, pivoting at first opportunity and never coming back, i.e. flee.

 

[IBDaMann]

But see that's the problem, they dont know their nut is cracked. To get treatment you have to suspect something might be off. They lack any self awareness whatsoever so they think things like lopping body parts allows them to change their gender. There is little hope for these people.

Spot on. It's why I created this thread, as sort of an outreach to TDS-infected leftists. They should all know that they're not alone and that help is within reach, but they have to make that first move and acknowledge the problem.

 

[Yakuda]

Yes, Trump Delusion Syndrome has taken root on the right. TDS. Got it.

A legit paper by an M.D. would be peer review. It's not.

So you’ve decided to lean on the so-called “expertise” of Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr., M.D., to make your case. Let’s break this down, because if you’re citing him as an authority, you’ve either been duped or you’re complicit in spreading something far more dangerous than just bad ideas.

First off, Rossiter’s entire premise reeks of partisan bias so thick it could choke a horse. This isn’t the work of an unbiased psychiatrist—it’s a hit job dressed up in a lab coat. You’re parading around his book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness," as if it’s some groundbreaking analysis when it’s nothing more than a politically charged screed. You want to talk about ethics? How about the ethical disaster of using your professional credentials to push a partisan agenda? If you can’t see how that undermines trust in the entire field of psychology, then maybe you should look up the meaning of “professional ethics.”

And let’s talk about evidence—or more accurately, the lack thereof. This book wasn’t peer-reviewed. It didn’t pass the rigorous scrutiny that real scientific work demands. Rossiter’s ideas are outliers, not widely accepted by his peers, and certainly not supported by any solid empirical data. What you’re left with is a collection of half-baked theories that wouldn’t survive a freshman seminar on critical thinking, let alone serious academic scrutiny.

But here’s where it gets really sinister. You’re using Rossiter’s junk science to pathologize political beliefs you don’t agree with. You’re saying that a whole swath of the population—people who might, shockingly, disagree with your political views—are mentally ill. This is dangerous, it’s un-American, and frankly, it’s disgusting. It’s the same kind of tactic used by oppressive regimes throughout history to silence dissent. And you’re trotting it out like it’s some kind of intellectual triumph? Please.

Of course, it’s no surprise that the right-wing echo chamber has picked up this nonsense and run with it. You can always count on conservative commentators to embrace anything that validates their preconceptions, no matter how flimsy the foundation. But let’s be clear: Just because someone agrees with you doesn’t make them right—or credible. Rossiter’s work is simplistic, biased, and lacks the scholarly rigor that any serious critique of political ideology would require.

And let’s not ignore the broader impact. By promoting this kind of garbage, you’re feeding the very polarization that’s ripping this country apart. You’re not interested in debate or dialogue—you’re interested in demonizing and delegitimizing anyone who doesn’t share your views. You’re driving a wedge deeper into our society, making it harder for any of us to find common ground. So congratulations. You’ve managed to lower the bar even further.

Rossiter isn’t the authority you think he is. He’s a partisan hack who’s wrapped himself in the guise of a psychiatrist to peddle a political agenda. And by citing him, you’re complicit in spreading this corrosive, divisive, and ultimately dangerous nonsense.


Cool, you found some partisan mental midget to buttress your bogus claim about TDS. Sorry, it's not a condition in any standard clinical book on mental conditions. Whoopee do.

Well, here is the list of 70,000 mental health professionals who signed a petition acknowledging that Trump is off his rocker and needs to be removed from office, owing to his being a threat to national security

Petition Declaring Trump Mentally Ill Pushes for Signers

Group gathers nearly 60,000 signatures from mental health professionals calling for removing Donald Trump from office due to "serious mental illness."

www.psychologytoday.com

https://www.change.org/p/trump-is-mentally-ill-and-must-be-removed over 70,000 under "Duty to warn" transcends partisan politics.

Pester someone else who has you confused with someone intelligent.

I like how you think "peer review" is a gold standard for scientific integrity. LMAO

 

[stephenPE]

The first time I heard the wingers use TDS I thought "exactly" The words Trump and Derangement were meant for each other. Like salt and pepper. A perfect description of him. But its easy to see. Trumpets love short words or descriptions to denigrate their "enemies" Woke, snowflake., TDS. It sells to their base. Cant get too complicated. It is a reason why trump makes up an absurd name for his perceived enemies. Childish but it works with the lower IQs.

 

[Cypress]

TDS = Trump Dick Sucker

Which describes 95 percent of the conservatives here.

 

[Nomad]

Spot on. It's why I created this thread, as sort of an outreach to TDS-infected leftists. They should all know that they're not alone and that help is within reach, but they have to make that first move and acknowledge the problem.

No, you created this thread because, like all Trumpers, you are an imbecile and a troll with nothing better to do.

 

[IBDaMann]

No, you created this thread because, like all Trumpers, you are an imbecile and a troll with nothing better to do.

... and you were drawn to the thread as your only hope for liberation from an enslaved existence to your debilitating TDS. I'm here for you.

 

[Nomad]

... and you were drawn to the thread as your only hope for liberation from an enslaved existence to your debilitating TDS. I'm here for you.

Wrong as usual.

I was just looking for another example of your extreme desperation and stupidity.

Found it.

 

[IBDaMann]

The first time I heard the wingers use TDS I thought ...

False. Your TDS kicked in and you couldn't think straight. You became debilitatingly deranged and hopefully someone took your keys from you.

A perfect description of him.

Only a deranged person would say something like that. You don't have to suffer in silence.

Woke, snowflake., TDS.

Leftists developed the term "WOKE." The term Trump Derangement Syndrome is not short and is not a creation so much as it is an observation of the debilitating derangement that occurs in undereducated, America-hating leftists who realize that Trump is making America great again.

Just pick up the phone and call. You owe it to your family and loved ones.

 

[IBDaMann]

Wrong as usual.

You aren't expected to fully accept everything all at once. That first step is what is so critical. Go slowly. Go at your own pace.

I was just looking for another example of your extreme desperation and stupidity.

At the onset of your therapy, denial and confusion will weigh very heavily. I get it. Work with your therapist and be satisfied with baby steps.

Good luck.

 

[Publius]

Nope. This is a popular misconception among scientifically illiterate leftists.


Nope. I was simply giving you an example of a licensed, board certified psychiatrist from whom you could stand to learn a great deal about TDS, of which you are egregiously mistaken.


Your TDS has you pivoting dishonestly, away from your debilitating TDS and towards a person whose mere existence bursts all your imaginary bubbles into which you have invested virtually all of your emotional equity.

Stay focused on your TDS.


You should be all the evidence you need, with your TDS-induced blinders being the smoking gun. You don't need to look any further than yourself.

You should also notice that once you pivoted, you never returned to the subject matter. Your TDS prevents you from being rational and forces you to be dishonest, pivoting at first opportunity and never coming back, i.e. flee.

Evidence? You think a partisan hack pysche who refuses to put his idea to the test of peer review, knowing he would be laughed at, is 'evidence', all the while you ignore the 70,000 mental health professionals who signed a petition to remove Trump from office because he is mentally wacko?

Tsk tsk, your Trump Delusion Syndrome really has gotten the best of you.

You are beyond help. Dismissed.

 

[Publius]

I like how you think "peer review" is a gold standard for scientific integrity. LMAO

I like how you make assumptions. No, peer review isn't the final word on anything, but an MD who refused to put his theory to peer review indicates he isn't even confident on his own idea, he fears he would be ridiculed, which he surely would be, if he submitted that paper.

 

[Yakuda]

I like how you make assumptions. No, peer review isn't the final word on anything, but an MD who refused to put his theory to peer review indicates he isn't even confident on his own idea, he fears he would be ridiculed, which he surely would be, if he submitted that paper.

So if we agree peer review is not the final word on anything, whether or not it would be ridiculed is meaningless. Basically peer review is nothing more than intellectual masturbation. I love agreement.

 

[IBDaMann]

Evidence?

You made a false generalization. I provided you an example that falsified your claim. You were wrong, now get over it.

You think a partisan hack

You're pivoting again, exactly as your TDS drives you to do. This should be all the red flags that you need.

.. to the test of peer review,

You are a highly undereducated dullard who is making a rookie error. Take a moment to learn something. "Peer review" is a publishing term only and has nothing to do with science. The idea that "peer review" is somehow a part of science is very popular with scientifically illiterate morons, such as yourself.

Let me know if you are still confused.

You are beyond help. Dismissed.

Fleeing already, just to give yourself a running head start in anticipation of my response? Wow.

 

[IBDaMann]

No, peer review isn't the final word on anything,

It isn't any kind of word on anything except for publishers.