Clinical Psychologist Issues Startling Prediction On What Will Happen If Trump Loses: “Our Very Lives Have Become Unimportant, Ignorable, Even Forgettable To Him”

This is a serious cause for concern.


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As we rapidly approach the 2020 presidential election, Raw Story recently spoke with clinical psychologist Dr. Alan Blotcky, Ph.D. and got his thoughts, feelings, and predictions regarding Donald Trump’s behavior in the coming days as well as what this nation can likely expect if Trump loses as the polls are predicting — and it’s every bit as terrifying as you’d expect.

Explaining to the publication, Blotcky stated, “The most important information that a mental health professional can get is observable behavior. It’s not just his observable behavior we have access to. We have thousands of examples of his tweets, of his statements, of his interviews, his audios, his videos. So, we have many years of his accumulated information directly from him both verbally and behaviorally. Yes, we don’t get to meet with him in our office in a one-on-one session. And that’s important because that would give us even more information into his thinking and feeling. But having access to vast amounts of verbal statements and behaviors is crucial.”

The psychologist went on to note, for those who believe Trump is simply playing the part of an angry politician, that Donald has been displaying consistent narcissism throughout his entire life: “If you look at the whole of his life it’s very consistent. It’s outlandish to think this is just an act. This is him.”

Anticipating even more manic desperation than we’ve already seen, Blotcky claims that he expects Trump to bring even more “wild accusations, conspiracy theories and threats” in the coming days. He believes that Donald is reverting back to “his old bag of tricks” — i.e. the things he believed worked for him during his 2016 run.

“I think he’s going to throw out any outlandish things he can think of, hoping that something will stick,” the psychologist stated to Raw Story. 

Normal candidates would be pivoting their campaign to match the current times. But it seems that’s just not how Donald Trump works. To change would be to admit that he was once wrong. And in Donald Trump’s head, Donald Trump is never wrong.

“That’s why he always doubles down, triples-down, quadruples-down,” the psychologist explained. “He can’t [change] because to change would be a sign of weakness or failure. And he always thinks he’s right. He thinks he’s the smartest person on the planet. He thinks he knows more than the experts. He thinks he knows more than the scientists. And so, what he thinks automatically becomes the prevailing strategy on his part and he can’t pivot. He’s incapable of pivoting. I think it comes from his psychiatric disorder. I think he is so grandiose and so self-absorbed that he can’t see outside himself. And I don’t even think he understands that he needs to pivot because I think he thinks he’s right. And if he’s right, there’s nothing to talk about.”

Later in the discussion, Dr. Blotcky explained what he expects to see if Trump ultimately loses the impending election — heavy use of the victim card and claims of a rigged election.

“I think he’s going to turn to his attorney general to try and get him to begin some actions,” he said. “I think he’s going to try and take it to the courts and I think he’s going to try to give the message to his supporters all around the country that he is the victim, that he is aggrieved, and that they need to support him in his victimhood.”

“They believe in him because they feel aggrieved,” the doctor said of Trump’s supporters. “They feel like the political system has left them behind. They feel like victims. So, I think they identify with him and I think they like chaos. They like the rebelliousness of this president. They want to turn the political system upside down because they feel like the system has hurt them. So, he is kind of their supreme leader as far as wreaking havoc in the political system. When he says ridiculous things, they cheer him on because he’s expressing their own pent-up frustrations and feelings our system has left them behind and have hurt them.”

In May, writing for AL.com, Dr. Blotcky said, “Donald Trump has made the decision that losing American lives is fine. Our very lives have become unimportant, ignorable, even forgettable to him.”

It’s high time we heed these warnings.

You can read the full report here.

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