If the sight of Donald Trump makes your blood boil or doing the YMCA tightens your jaw until it hurts, then you might be suffering from a unique health condition.
That is called Trump Derangement Syndrome and as per Minnesota Republicans who seek to make this term legal, it’s being hailed as a serious mental illness.
The Senate bill is mostly a symbolic gesture without having a real impact on the likes of mental health practices or policies. But many mental health experts argue that this is a serious condition and they are trying to get support from the Democrats to raise more awareness.
The term is used to point out the misuse of medical and psychiatric terminology to pathologize political opposition. They argued how this term captures a kernel of truth.
A leading conservative voice called America’s psychiatrist explained to Daily Mail how Trump Derangement Syndrome is no joke and the sooner you realize this, the better.
The symptoms mirror mass psychosis where people tend to lose all kinds of rational thinking when it appears to Trump. Signs include the inability to calm oneself down after listening to a speech or comment from the president to lashing out verbally or physically against the President’s supporters.
Some might get obsessive and paranoid while others become violent at the mere mentioning of the Trump name so this level of emotional instability can give rise to real-world consequences.