B*sh, Dry Drunk Syndrome and our Iraq Adventure

[npincus]

http://www.minnesotarecovery.info/literature/drydrunk.htm

I have heard B*sh called a 'Dry Drunk' (as recently as this morning by Richard Belzer on 'The Stephanie Miller Show') but never knew exactly what that was. So, I Googled away and here it is. INCREDIBLE- items 1 through 5 below are the answer to Helen Thomas' question at the WH press conference: "Why did you want to go to war?". B*sh, the Dry Drunk, the perfect dupe for Neocon zealots to realize their bloody fantasy. I know this isn't news to most of you, but for DUers not familiar with this:


OBVIOUS TRAITS Persons experiencing a full-blown DRY DRUNK are, for that period, removed from the world of sobriety; they fail, for whatever reason, to accept the necessary conditions for sober living. Their mental and emotional homes are chaotic, their approach to everyday living is unrealistic, and their behavior, both verbal and physical, is unacceptable.

This lack of sober realism manifests itself in many ways.

1. Grandiosity, put very simply, is an exaggeration of one's own importance. This can be demonstrated either in terms of one's strengths or weaknesses. In either case it is blatantly self- seeking or self-serving, putting oneself at the center of attention, from the "big me" who has ask the answers to the "poor me" whose cup of self-pity runneth over and wants all of our attention.

2. Judgmentalism is mutually related to grandiosity. It means that the alcoholic is prone to make value judgments - strikingly inappropriate evaluations - usually in terms of "goodness" or "badness".

3. Intolerance leaves no room for delaying the gratification of personal desires. This is accomplished by gross confusion of priorities with the result that a mere whim or passing fancy is mistakenly given more importance than genuine personal needs.

4. Impulsivity is the result of intolerance or the lack of ability to delay gratification of personal desires. Impulsivity describes behavior which is heedless of the ultimate consequence for self or others.

5. Indecisiveness is related to impulsitivity in the sense that while the latter takes no realistic account of the consequences of the actions, the former precludes effective action altogether. Indecisiveness stems from an unrealistic exaggeration of the negative possibilities of the action ; so one wavers between two or more possible courses of action, more times than not- nothing gets done{/b]

[BrklynLiberal]

1. This is exactly what I posted about his behavior during his press

conference on Tuesday morning.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2526679&mesg_id=2526715

[npincus]

2. oh gee, sorry I missed it.

I wonder if * has been officially diagnosed with a 'Borderline Personality Disorder". I read awhile back on that he was on anti-depressants and had been behaving erratically "in private".

i don't know about this field at all, but wonder if a diagnosis of BPD could be used (ultimately) as part of the case for his unfitness to perform his duties... I'm thinking the impeachment scenario.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. He is a real sicko. It is truly scary that he is in the White House.

"The leader of the free world"..... O.My.Gawd.!!!

[sam sarrha]

3. take a minute and Google: .."renana brooks and bush"..., she does profiles

on politicians.. he has the same verbal structure as a wife beater/abuser.. her essay on Hollow Speech is excellent.. there is a whole list of articles on his sociopathic behavior.

click on the blue link in my signature, there is another article on dry drunks