I came across this article yesterday and was just wondering if this is descriptive of anyone we know? Personally, I don’t think I have ever seen a better description of DJT. I decided to post the article in its entirety. 1
“Megalomaniacs are people with a very exaggerated self-image; they consider themselves powerful and important. In this article, discover seven traits of megalomaniac
Do you know a person who’s convinced that everything they say or think is grandiose? This person is probably a megalomaniac. Usually, megalomaniacs belittle others because they feel superior. But apart from their huge ego, how do you truly identify a megalomaniac?
Although it’s common to find people who’re proud of themselves, have a great self-image, and think they’re capable of doing anything, it’s not that easy to know for sure whether they’re megalomaniacs or not. But if those people have such a high self-perception and also belittle and hate everyone around them because they feel “superior” to everyone else, then that could be a sign that they’re very narcissistic.
Megalomania is a psychological condition under narcissistic personality disorder symptoms, according to the DSM-V. However, to know whether a person is a megalomaniac as part of a disorder, psychologists pay attention to whether they have delusional ideas or not and if they have fantasies of power, relevance, and omnipotence that leads them to think they’re the best.
Historical characters such as Napoleon Bonaparte, Hitler, Stalin, or Mao Zedong are often attributed megalomaniac and narcissistic traits. In fact, those traits encouraged them to pursue the goal of ruling the entire world.
If you pay attention to these leaders’ behavior, you’ll realize that they all thought they were the only capable people in the world to save their homelands and conquer other countries. They felt like their existence was necessary and, therefore, continued to seek infinite power.
Curiously enough, people who impulsively claim to be the greatest conquerors under the belief that they have absolute power experience more intense pathological symptoms because they feel responsible and capable of the unattainable. As history has demonstrated time and time again, megalomaniacs end up becoming dangerous leaders who’re willing to do the unthinkable to obtain power.
A megalomaniac won’t only believe they’re capable of what nobody else can do. Due to this excess of responsibility, they’ll also tend to blame themselves for the consequences of their actions.
As you can see, megalomaniacs have an exaggerated self-concept. They’ll try to get social validation, which they associate to being in a position of power. However, although they show great self-confidence, they lack affection and feel empty and inferior inside.
Seven Traits of Megalomaniacs
- Presumptuousness. They believe they’re essential.
- They feel indestructible and capable of solving any problem that comes their way. They’re manipulative, which is how they get to positions of power.
- Feelings of omnipotence. They often put other people to the test to compare themselves and show that they’re better than everyone else.
- They don’t admit to their mistakes, so they never learn from them.
- Narcissistic and idealized self-image.
- Hyperawareness of people’s reaction to what they do or say. If people reject them, they think those people are the problem and not them.
- Vanity, supported by a strong ego that grows as a result of feeling superior.
“Time will tell whether I am a wing nut or a megalomaniac. The difference between a cult and faith is time.”
-David Milch-
What’s Behind a Megalomaniac’s Personality?
Megalomaniacs refuse to recognize that there’s a fearful, self-conscious, and love-seeking person deep inside of them. That’s why they use insults and impose their false omnipotence as a defense mechanism.
On the other hand, due to their fear of being inferior, they ridicule anyone who makes them feel threatened and, as a consequence, harm anyone they think is a threat to their ego. However, there’s an insecure person who feels unable behind that mask.
By trying to exaggerate their abilities and dramatize their achievements, megalomaniacs manifest, without wanting to, a weak self-esteem and a scarce ability to face frustration.
Their arrogance can make them feel lonely because people just don’t accept them. Other times, they might even isolate themselves. Their feelings of superiority may make them stay away from anyone they consider inferior.
That loneliness leads to an inevitable emotional void that can harm their well-being.
“Egotism is the anesthetic which nature gives us to deaden the pain of being a fool.”
-Dr. Herbert Shofield-“
That pretty well sums up the guy in the White House. January 20th cannot come soon enough. And speaking of Trump leaving the White House (hopefully!!), I found it interesting that yesterday Trump had an unannounced meeting with a high-level representative from the Government of Indonesia. The news organizations have requested the normal ‘readout’ provided after a meeting with a foreign government official but so far, none has been provided. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were also in attendance at the meeting. Given that Trump has been in his bunker mentality and not having meetings during the last few days, this seemed somewhat odd.
As I, and many others, have pointed out previously, Trump will be facing a lot of legal and financial problems when he leaves office. My theory has always been that he and his family would escape to Russia if things got too ‘hot’ for them here in the US. However, I checked and it turns out that Indonesia does not have an extradition treaty with the US. In addition, they already have some very nice golf courses and the climate is warm and humid, somewhat like Florida. I’m sure its all a coincidence. That said, I’d like to add Indonesia to the places Trump and his family might decide to ‘retire’ to at some future date.
- https://exploringyourmind.com/seven-traits-of-megalomaniacs/
We saw the Seven Traits of Megalomaniacs in Trump on his debate with Hillary. That should have raised a red flag to all who saw it. But much more disturbing was listening to people about the debates saying ” Now that is our President. He says it like it is.” Not only do we have a President with a severe mental disorder, we have a large amount of people in our country that also has a mental disorder by admiring this type of behavior.