Those close toĀ Donald Trump fear the former president ā€œmay have legit PTSDā€ from the assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally last month.

Thatā€™s according to aĀ Vanity FairĀ report published Wednesday that claimed those in Trumpā€™s inner circle have noticed that heā€™s become fixated on a seven-second clip that shows the moment he nearly lost his life.

ā€œHeā€™s been watching that seven-second clip of how close he was to getting shot right in the headā€”over and over and over again,ā€ said a Republican close to the campaign, reportedĀ Vanity Fair.

  • BleatingZombie@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I canā€™t stand the guy, but PTSD can manifest in several different ways. Iā€™m willing to bet obsessing over the event is one of those ways

    Edit: it could also just be ā€œpost traumatic stressā€ without it being a disorder. Iā€™m not a professional and I donā€™t know trump personally, but I would like to warn against telling people this isnā€™t what PTSD looks like because someone might not seek treatment due to misunderstanding their affliction

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      3 months ago

      It is but what other symptoms does he have? And will he have them months from now? Itā€™s absolutely normal to obsess over a near death experience in the short term.

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        I donā€™t think itā€™s normal to seek it out and relive it, though.

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          It is. Like the other symptoms itā€™s a problem if it persists or gets in the way of other things.