is not for kings, O Lemuel—
Not for kings to drink wine,
Not for rulers to crave beer,
Lest they drink and forget what the law decrees,
And deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
Give beer to those who are perishing,
Wine to those who are in anguish;
Let them drink and forget their poverty
And remember their misery no more. —Proverbs 31:4-7 (Holy Christian Bible)
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Bush Leagues
Prominent DC Shrink Diagnoses Bush to be a Paranoid, Sadistic Meglomaniac
By Staff and Wire Reports
Jun 14, 2004, 00:22
A new book by a prominent Washington psychoanalyst says President George W. Bush
is a "paranoid meglomaniac" as well as a sadist and "untreated alcoholic." The
doctor's analysis appears to confirm earlier reports the President may be
emotionally unstable.
Dr. Justin Frank, writing in Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the
President, also says the President has a ""lifelong streak of sadism, ranging
from childhood pranks (using firecrackers to explode frogs) to insulting
journalists, gloating over state executions ... [and] pumping his fist gleefully
before the bombing of Baghdad."
Even worse, Dr. Frank concludes, the President's years of heavy drinking ""may
have affected his brain function - and his decision to quit drinking without the
help of a 12-step program [puts] him at far higher risk of relapse."
Dr. Frank's revelations comes on the heels of last week's Capitol Hill Blue
exclusive that revealed increasing concern by White House aides over Bush's
emotional stability.
Aides, who spoke only on condition that their names be withheld, told stories of
wide mood swings by the President who would go from quoting the Bible one minute
to obscenity-filled outbursts the next.
Bush shows an inability to grieve - dating back to age 7, when his sister died.
"The family's reaction - no funeral and no mourning - set in motion his
life-long pattern of turning away from pain [and hiding] behind antic behavior,"
says Frank, who says Bush may suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder.
Other findings by Dr. Frank:
His mother, Barbara Bush - tabbed by some family friends as "the one who
instills fear" - had trouble connecting emotionally with her son, Frank argues.
George H.W. Bush's "emotional and physical absence during his son's youth
triggered feelings of both adoration and revenge in George W."
The President suffers from "character pathology," including "grandiosity" and
"megalomania" -- viewing himself, America and God as interchangeable.
Dr. Frank has been a psychiatrist for 35 years and is director of psychiatry at
George Washington University. A Democrat, he once headed the Washington Chapter
of Physicians for Social Responsibility.
In an interview with The Washington Post's Richard Leiby, Dr. Frank said he
began to be concerned about Bush's behavior in 2002.
"I was really very unsettled by him and I started watching everything he did and
reading what he wrote, and watching him on videotape. I felt he was disturbed,"
Dr. Frank told Leiby. Bush, he said, "fits the profile of a former drinker whose
alcoholism has been arrested but not treated."
Dr. Frank's expert recommendation? ""Our sole treatment option -- for his
benefit and for ours -- is to remove President Bush from office . . . before it
is too late."
White House spokesman Scott McClellan refused to comment on the specifics of Dr.
Frank's book or the earlier story by Capitol Hill Blue.
"I don't do book reviews," McClellan said, even though he last week recommended
the latest book by the Washington Post's Bob Woodward to reporters at the daily
press briefing.
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President's
analyst? Doctor puts 'Bush on the Couch'
President Bush has never
had much use for talking to shrinks. And, according to one
Washington-based psychoanalyst, we may all be paying for it.
Dr. Justin Frank has taken it upon himself to
put "Bush on the Couch" (the title of his new book). Based on his applied
psychoanalysis of Dubya's life, the White House is occupied by an
"untreated ex-alcoholic" with paranoid and megalomaniac tendencies. Even
though he's a helluva nice guy.
"He's very affable," Frank, a professor of
psychiatry at George Washington University Medical Center, tells us. "I
like his sense of humor."
But although Frank has never met Dubya, the doc
also finds:
Bush shows an inability to grieve - dating back
to age 7, when his sister died. "The family's reaction - no funeral and no
mourning - set in motion his life-long pattern of turning away from pain
[and hiding] behind antic behavior," says Frank, who contends Bush may
suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
His mother, Barbara Bush - tabbed by some
family friends as "the one who instills fear" - had trouble connecting
emotionally with her son, Frank argues.
George H.W. Bush's "emotional and physical
absence during his son's youth triggered feelings of both adoration and
revenge in George W."
Bush has shown a "lifelong streak of sadism,"
ranging from "childhood pranks (using firecrackers to explode frogs)" to
"insulting journalists, gloating over state executions ... [and] pumping
his fist gleefully before the bombing of Baghdad."
Bush's years of drinking "may have affected
his brain function - and his decision to quit drinking without the help
of a 12-step program [puts] him at far higher risk of relapse."
Frank's recommendation? "The sole treatment
option - for his benefit and ours - is to remove [him] from office."
Though Frank told wouldn't comment on Bush's
rival, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, he did express desire that someone
else would study him and other politicians with the same level of
scrutiny.
A Bush spokesman responded: "The White House
simply does not offer book reviews."
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To gain insight, consider carefully this commonly accepted list of personality traits found in the addicted person. These are characteristics that occur in normal people, but in the addict are exaggerated and uncontrolled. These things render addicts incapable of being at peace.
Low Frustration and Tolerance seems to be the most consistent trait. This is the inability to endure, for any length of time, any uncomfortable circumstances or feeling. The addict is impatient.
Anxiety that state which seems to exist in all people, exists in an exaggerated way in addicted persons. They are subject to nameless dreads and fears. This anxiety drives alcoholics and addicts to "fight or flight". Sometimes this is called free-floating anxiety.
Grandiosity is worn as a protective armour to hide feelings of low self-esteem. In reality, although addicts nourish an inflated image of themselves, their deep conviction is one of self-worthlessness.
Perfectionism sets impossible goals with inevitable failures and resultant guilt. The alcoholic/addict is an idealist. This idealism may be one of the reasons for success after recovery. They can be exceptionally fine workers once the illness has been arrested and after the perfectionism has been reduced to reasonable proportions.
Justification Addicts are masters at this. Justification is the science of arranging to do what we want to do, then making it appear reasonable.
Isolation and deep insecurity deprive the addict of the real generosity needed to make close and enduring friendships. They become loners.
Sensitivity exaggerates all the unpleasant interpersonal relationships experienced by the addicted person. This inevitably produces extreme resentment.
Impulsiveness "I want what I want when I want it." This is probably related to a low frustration tolerance. In some ways the addict takes pride in this impulsiveness, as though it were a valuable asset.
The alcoholic/addict can't seem to enjoy a job or task and long before completion is already moving on to something else.
Defiance is a common response to society as a whole, whether the addict is under the influence or not. This is associated with a feeling that one does not fit, exactly, into society.
Dependence on other persons exists in an exaggerated form in most alcoholics/addicts.
