Yup! I have it. You’d think this was a joke, but we’re living in an altered reality. As per usual, I scan the news feed looking for a good topic to discuss in my weekly blog, and I came across this article. The headline definitely caught my eye: “Hate Trump? According to a Proposed NIH Investigation, You Have a Mental-Health Disorder.” So…if they don’t commit me for being a lesbian, I suppose they can fall back on my Trump Derangement Syndrome. Now, before you all start rolling around on the floor laughing, consider a few horrifying facts taken from this article, as well as some additional research.

1. Psikhushkas were psychiatric hospitals that were, in reality, prisons used to hold and torture political dissidents. Anyone who was a political opponent was determined to have a mental disease, often referred to as “sluggish schizophrenia.” Starting sometime in the 1940’s and really gaining traction when the KGB took over in 1969, even Russia abandoned this practice during Mikhail Gorbachev’s regime (1985-1991).
2. Enter stage left…Representative Warren Davidson of Ohio and Representative Barry Moore of Alabama. These two yahoos cosponsored a call for a National Institute of Health (NIH) investigation into the mental health disease “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
3. This is no joke. Here is the official release from Davidson’s office: “The TDS Research Act addresses a critical issue: the instinctual negative and often violent reaction to any supportive statement or event related to President Trump. By leveraging NIH’s existing programs at the National Institute of Mental Health, the bill will…” It goes on to list what the investigation will do, including exploring “intervention to mitigate extreme behaviors.” Yup, if you aren’t paying attention, those interventions will surely include influencing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). In 1973 Homosexuality was removed from the DSM-5. However, since we’ve overturned Roe vs Wade, next up might be to add that back in, along with Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS).
4. If you think this is simply the brainstorm of two fringe MAGAs, think again. In Minnesota, a bill introduced by five state republicans would classify TDS in the state’s definition as a form of mental illness. In their mind, “verbal expressions of intense hostility” would be an indicator of TDS.

I’m all for writing about mental health because, quite frankly, it’s a topic that many people shy away from, and they shouldn’t. We need to be a lot more informed and develop a hell of a lot of empathy for individuals who struggle and endure additional pain with the stigma attached to mental health issues. However, I am horrified by even the notion that hating Trump is now attributed to this derogatory, made-up syndrome. I’ve written many different books about topics that are widely misunderstood, Down Syndrome, Autism, Locked Inside Syndrome, OCD, Bi-Polar Disorder, but you can be damn sure I won’t ever write about this made-up syndrome, not even in one of my dystopian or political thrillers! Want to check out my books…feel free to click the links below!

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